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

Tonight's stats 📊⬇️ @luka7doncic: 35 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL @MaxiKleber: 15 PTS, 1 AST, 3 REB @KyrieIrving: 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL @JadenHardy1: 14 PTS, 1 AST @TheRea1DJones: 12 PTS, 1 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK @DereckLively: 12 PTS, 1 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK Daniel Gafford: 8…

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.