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Lakers falter again, on brink of another sweep to Nuggets

LOS ANGELES -- Having just logged the 285th playoff game of his career -- clearing the entire Denver Nuggets starting five's combined 275 -- Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James spoke from plenty of experience when he detailed what it takes to thrive in the postseason after Thursday night's 112-105 Game 3 loss.

"You're supposed to have anxiety and pressure -- or feel the pressure," James said after Denver went up 3-0 in their first-round series, one win away from sweeping L.A. into its summer for a second straight year. "That's what it's about.