Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Lakers seize up instead of seizing the day

"Carmelo Anthony was limping, dehydrated and ineffective, but the Lakers were somehow in worse shape. Fatigue didn't stop the Lakers, but the Denver Nuggets definitely did, tying up the Western Conference finals with a 120-101 pounding in Game 4 Monday night at the Pepsi Center. Anthony's pregame stomach illness, coupled with a sprained right ankle suffered in the second quarter, gave the Lakers hope of taking an overwhelming series lead. But the distinction between hope and reality was as hard-hitting as the Denver altitude, the Lakers rarely challenging in the least-contested game of the series. Game 5 is Wednesday at Staples Center. The Nuggets devastated the Lakers in the rebounding ..."








see details: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers-nuggets26-2009may26,0,5679891.story

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