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Nuggets For a Half - No-Guts Overall
Nuggets For a Half - No-Guts Overall
(Boulder-CO) Other than how the Nuggets played in the first half, I’m pretty much disgusted with how Denver looked overall. Poor decision making, poor shot selection, and barely any defense left Denver on the side of the highway as the Lakers. cruised to a, 128-114, win. In the first half, Denver’s defense was lousy. And what makes things even tougher to swallow was how the first half effort ...
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Lakers Take Series Lead
LABallTalk.com — ... has put together a great recap of the game and explains that the Nuggets were only alive for the first half. This game was quite exciting in the 1st half as the momentum shifted back and forth. The Lakers came out big early, took a ten point lead, and things were looking good, up until the last few minutes of the 1st quarter. As the 2nd quarter opened, the Lakers had a four point lead and soon were in a deep hole. The Denver Nuggets continued to push the tempo of the game and took an eight point lead midway through the quarter. The Los Angeles Lakers were out to show why ...

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