The Los Angeles Lakers rode another dominant night from Anthony Davis to take a 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. It might have been their biggest error of the NBA playoffs.
OK, not really. 3-1 leads are good, even when the other team has twice come back from that exact deficit this postseason. And especially when one more win means a trip to the NBA Finals. But that’s not going to stop several Lakers fans from girding themselves against another possible Nuggets frenzy.
Lakers’ frontcourt was the difference
It wasn’t an easy win for the Lakers, as the Nuggets punched back throughout the game.