It's exactly the same plot again, leading, being overtaken, losing, today the Lakers lost to the Nuggets again, and now the Lakers are in a desperate situation of falling behind 0-3, the Lakers' 23-24 season is likely to end in the first round of the West, why did they win the playoffs in the first place? If they deliberately lose, the Lakers may be able to go further in the playoffs, and the Lakers are really asking for their own suffering.
The starting five of the Nuggets should be the most reasonable configuration in the NBA at present, Jokic and Murray assist, Gordon and Pope defend, Porter Jr. is responsible for the cold arrow, the first three games of the first round in the West, the Nuggets seem to be acting according to the script, the Nuggets can always have the last laugh, such a strong opponent was actually met by the Lakers in the first round of the West, which is really a desperate thing for the Lakers.
There are a lot of things to deal with after the Lakers in the 23-24 season, the Lakers should really consider changing the coach, James's stay is also worth the management's consideration, it seems that today's James only has the function of selling tickets, if the Lakers want to hit the championship, they really need a more reliable blue-collar interior line, and a better pitcher, but now these two things are scarce resources in the NBA, and it is really difficult to get such a player.