There is something to be said for moral victories in a rebuilding year. In that vein, the Los Angeles Lakers late comeback effort against the Denver Nuggets shouldn’t be ignored. However, neither should the pitiful defense that left them in such a hole in the first place.
The Lakers allowed 40 points in the first frame, a 14-point disparity that left the team unable to claw all the way back despite outscoring the Nuggets by 11 points in the fourth quarter as they tried to come back with a rag tag bench unit.
“It was lazy defense.