Column: Get a dagger! Lakers’ spectacular collapse against the Nuggets may cause them to stumble into the summer.

DENVER— A blade through the heart, a hit to the ears, and a punch to the face signaled the end of the collapse.

One Denver Nuggets masterpiece brought an end to a million Laker errors, the beauty of victors surpassing the ugly nature of pretenders.

With a fadeaway shot at the buzzer, Anthony Davis stumbled back into the Denver bench in desperation, and it was game over. Ball Arena trembled with the excitement.

DENVER— The collapse came to an end with a blow to the face, a blow to the ears, and a blade through the heart.

A million Laker mistakes were erased by one Denver Nuggets brilliance, proving that winners are more beautiful than pretenders.

It was game over when Anthony Davis, in a state of desperation, staggered back into the Denver bench with a fadeaway shot at the buzzer. Ball Arena shook with the frenzy.

For the Lakers, who behind two games to none and now need to win four of five games against the reigning champions to survive, this is the first round—and most likely the last.

all the time pondering They had them, they figured out how to beat them, and now they were going to do it.

Then, everything was lost in the haze produced by a club that, in contrast to the Lakers, performs better when the chips are down.

Although it was the Nuggets’ first lead since the opening minutes of the game, the lead will remain with the Lakers throughout the summer.

Lakers coach Darvin Ham stated, “There was a point where we had complete control of the game… we just needed to finish.” “The most important thing for us is to finish, even though we didn’t finish well.”

Rather, they are most likely done.

LeBron James remarked, “Obviously, we gave up a 20-point lead and that’s unfortunate… we gotta do better with that.”

In the final ten minutes of the third quarter, the Lakers were ahead, 68-48. James was James, D’Angelo Russell was incredible, and Davis was unstoppable.

The crowd was jeering, Nikola Jokic appeared to be limping from an earlier fall, the Nuggets were only making a third of their shots, and it felt like the game was finished.

After an hour, the series seemed to be over, with the Lakers’ lackluster performance and the Nuggets’ inspired effort responsible for the drastic turnaround.