Coming into Tuesday’s Lakers game vs. the Nuggets, I wrote “My bigger thing is the process they show rather than the results of this game. If the Lakers play hard, play focused, and show a high commitment defensively, I’ll be happy win or lose. I’ll be happier if they win, though.” Well, after a 105-96 win in Denver, I’m as happy as can be.
In a game where “half” the Lakers were showing signs of being ill (Anthony Davis reportedly has the flu) and playing at altitude, it probably would have been easier for the Lakers to come out fatigued and lacking that extra pep needed to win on the road vs.