Early this morning, the Los Angeles Lakers had a game at home against the Denver Nuggets. In this game, the Lakers still came with a desire to win, but their absolute core James is really difficult to insist on, and his foot situation is more serious.
James was absent, and the Lakers were led by "thick-browed brother" Anthony Davis and Westbrook, who also fought until the last minute. Throughout the game, The Thick Brow brother got a quasi-triple-double of 28 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, while Westbrook directly got 27 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
But the Nuggets' scoring points are too many. Jokic returned to MVP level, scoring 38 points, 18 rebounds and six assists on 15-of-22 shooting, Aaron Gordon contributing 24 points and eight rebounds, and Barton scoring 25 points. In the face of such a dense score, the Lakers simply could not resist.
Losing 118-129 to the Nuggets, the Lakers silently swallowed a six-game losing streak, a direct 2-game difference with the San Antonio Spurs. Today, the Spurs easily beat the Portland Trail Blazers, so like the Lakers, there are still 4 regular season games left.
If the Spurs win two of them, the Lakers have no hope of a playoff. Even if the Spurs lose all four of their remaining games, the Lakers will have to win at least 3 games to overtake the Spurs and qualify for the playoffs.
In this way, the Lakers have basically bid farewell to the playoffs this season, and it does not matter whether James will return later. The Lakers have undoubtedly failed this season, and they have accumulated so many veteran stars before the season that they really can't use them in the game.