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LOS ANGELES – LeBron James yawned repeatedly during his news conference Thursday night after the Los Angeles Lakers played the Denver Nuggets, and it makes sense.
Who could possibly be more tired than James of watching the same thing again and again?
Yes, the Lakers lost to Denver. For the 11th time in a row. The 112-105 defeat at Crypto.com Arena Thursday leaves Lakers trailing the Nuggets 3-0 in the first-round NBA playoff series, facing a must-win Game 4 Saturday and yet with added insight into a vexing question.
Why can’t the Lakers beat the defending NBA champions?
“I’ve played against a lot of great teams,’’ James told reporters. “This is a great team.’’
It’s a team that did not panic when the Lakers bolted to an early 10-point lead. The same team that rallied from a 20-point deficit against the Lakers in the second half of Game 2.
“They do not have a weakness offensively,’’ James said.
But the Lakers struggles with the defending NBA champions go beyond that.
