The game: Denver stops the Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers had won their last five meetings. But the Denver Nuggets, leader of the Western Conference, were too strong for the Californians on Monday (122-109). However, the latter were deprived of LeBron James, spared due to a sore ankle (and again Anthony Davis, who injured his … Read more
The five wins in six games to kick off the regular season are already a long way off in New York. Beaten at home Saturday afternoon by Denver (99-113), the Knicks have for the first time this season a negative record (11 wins – 12 losses, 11th in the East). On the bench, Tom Thibodeau … Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers won with authority the first game of the Western Conference final against the Denver Nuggets (126-114). Specialists in reversals of the situation in the second half of the previous round against the Clippers, the Nuggets were this time powerless, even after the break against the Lakers who were able to rely … Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers qualified for their first NBA Final since 2010 (4 wins to 1) thanks to their success in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against the Denver Nuggets (117-107). Carried by an exceptional LeBron James in the last minutes, the Lakers managed to discourage the Nuggets who nevertheless tried almost everything … Read more
A shouting from the coach Frank Vogel, five minutes of madness and a LeBron James boss. We could summarize with these three ingredients the recipe for success of the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night, on their floor, against the Denver Nuggets (114-93). – – For what was the first reunion between the two franchises since … Read more
The duo Paul – Booker crucifies Denver Phoenix destroyed all suspense thanks to the masterful performances of its two best scorers. By averaging 22 points per game each since the start of the series against Denver, Chris Paul and Devin Booker raised their standards against 4th in the West on Sunday. Completely freed from his … Read more
The Denver Nuggets had a victory ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers, before heading to California on Friday. But they came away with a large defeat (132-103), allowing the Clippers to return to their height in the Western Conference standings. LA was already ten steps ahead at the end of the first quarter (37-27) and … Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers won a second game in a row in the absence of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Sunday night against Orlando (96-93). Deprived of their two injured stars and not yet reinforced by Andre Drummond, recruited a few hours earlier, the title holders suffered against the penultimate of the Eastern Conference, who … Read more
The Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs (110-99) on Monday and reclaimed first place in the Western Conference in non-playing Phoenix. Rudy Gobert scored 24 points and took 15 rebounds for the Jazz. The Los Angeles Lakers ended a three-game losing streak, beating the Denver Nuggets (93-89). Anthony Davis scored 25 points. LeBron James … Read more
Earlier in the night, Golden State, lagging behind in the first two quarters, offered itself a third straight victory (only the eighth of the season) against Houston (116-104). Success achieved thanks to Draymond Green, author of 16 points (out of his total of 20) after half-time, and the invaluable help of Damion Lee (22 points … Read more