Saturday night saw the Los Angeles Lakers suffer a brutal loss to the Denver Nuggets. After leading for a majority of the first half, the team crumbled in the third quarter, getting outscored 37-15 and losing the second half 70-39. It’s difficult to find a Laker that had a decent night, as nobody reached 20 points and starters like Rui Hachimura were a minus-13 in 22 minutes.
In the aftermath of the loss, the Lakers tried to figure out exactly what it was that caused such a significant collapse. JJ Redick pointed to defense, Anthony Davis pointed to missed shots and some pointed out that perhaps the Lakers have lost faith that they are capable of beating the Nuggets at all.