LOS ANGELES >> The plays left the Lakers feeling inspired as they sliced away deficits. The plays also left the Lakers frustrated as they allowed Denver to score at will.
The Lakers’ 127-121 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday at Staples Center summed up the team’s good, bad and ugly in a season filled with youthful promise and youthful mistakes. In this case for the Lakers (15-31), all of those elements emerged during their fifth consecutive loss.
After trailing by as many as 19 points, the Lakers went on a 17-1 run to open the fourth quarter to cut Denver’s lead to 110-101 with 5:37 left.