HEADING INTO THE 4TH ON TNT 🍿 Lakers - 79 Nuggets - 81 DEN leads series 3-1

PG is locked in as LAC looks to take a 3-2 series lead at 10pm/et on TNT 🔐 pic.twitter.com/Z13RcYLa2Z

The Lakers have nobody but themselves to blame. They wouldn’t have been in the play-in game or finished as a 7th seed this season if they hadn’t lost too many games because of load management.

The Lakers gave a great team effort to try to extend the series, but they just couldn't manage the load after AD got injured early in the third quarter.