The Los Angeles Lakers have looked helpless and clueless during their first-round playoff series versus the Denver Nuggets. Despite building double-digit leads in each of the first three games of the series, they have lost each of those games, and they’re now on the verge of being swept.
Every time they have seen one of their leads start to diminish, they have shown a remarkable lack of resourcefulness. They have also shown a lack of fight, especially as the series has devolved into a one-sided affair.
The Lakers celebrated their in-season tournament title in December with champagne, which caused some to mock them for making too much out of winning the inaugural NBA Cup. That victory now seems completely insignificant and distant.
Former NFL star wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens believes the team cared more about winning that tourney than it does about trying to knock the defending world champs out of the playoffs (h/t Lakers Daily).
Is it just me or did the @lakers seem to have MORE PRIDE in winning the IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP?! @NBAonTNT 🤔
— Terrell Owens (@terrellowens) April 26, 2024
Game 4 of the best-of-seven matchup will take place on Saturday evening at Crypto.com Arena. Even if the Lakers somehow manage to win, it would do very little, if anything, to alter the complexion of the series, let alone its outcome.