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James has voiced his displeasure with the league’s replay process several times this season, such as when his foot was ruled to be on the 3-point line in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and out of bounds in a loss to the Golden State Warriors.
On Monday night in Denver, he specifically took issue with a shooting foul called against Michael Porter Jr. on D’Angelo Russell late in the third quarter that was overturned after Nuggets coach Michael Malone challenged the call.
“D-Lo clearly gets hit in the face on a drive,” James said. “What the f— do we have a replay center for if it’s going to go [like that]? It doesn’t make sense to me.”
Russell was seemingly in agreement, writing on X after the game, “That’s a foul we all saw it on national television.”
DENVER — As time ticked away, and the game got closer, there was only one way that Game 2 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets could end.
For most of the game, the Lakers believed they were on the verge of snapping their nine-game losing streak to the Nuggets, overcoming their recent history and getting back into a series that only they truly think they have a chance in. After an Austin Reaves 3-pointer, they led 68-48 with 10 minutes left in the third quarter.
But through a combination of fatigue, missed shots and stagnant offense, the Lakers only scored 31 points from that point. They didn’t bury the Nuggets. They couldn’t. And once the Nuggets had an opportunity to snatch the game, they seized it, as they have done so many times before.
