After several pre-deadline trades gave them a new lease on life, the Los Angeles Lakers are officially on life support. They lost Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals to the Denver Nuggets, 119-108, on Saturday, and it is now clear they’re seriously outmatched, as they trail the series 3-0.
Early on, the Lakers were competitive, taking a 9-7 lead. But as he was in the fourth quarter of Game 2, Jamal Murray was a flamethrower. He shot 8-of-10 in the first quarter and scored 30 first-half points, and he seemingly couldn’t miss, as Denver went up by as many as 14 points.
