Despite a big advantage before returning to the locker room, the Lakers finally lost against the Nuggets following adjustments. But LeBron James also blames the refereeing.

The Lakers cracked in Game 2 against the Nuggets. It’s difficult to sum it up any other way for Darvin Ham’s men, who were up to 20 points ahead in this game, before seeing an opposing comeback in the last quarter following the awakening of Jamal Murray. Denver coach Mike Malone also made some adjustments on defense.

Cruel defeat for the Lakers

Ham? Not much to report for the coach, still heavily criticized for his work. He was unable to rectify the situation in the second half to contain the bleeding, leading to this defeat following a buzzer-beater from Jamal Murray. Very discreet for a long time, the back of the Nuggets woke up at the best of times.

But for others, the match is being played elsewhere, notably when the referees decided to cancel this foul by Michael Porter Jr on D’Angelo Russell.

Shortly after this defeat, this sequence remained in LeBron’s mind. The latter blames the referees, but also the replay center, which decided to cancel this fault. However, it seemed obvious in slow motion.

LeBron James : “I don’t understand what’s going on with the replay center, to be honest. What is this thing for in the end? This doesn’t make any sense…what do we do? »

LeBron James didn’t like the refereeing against the Nuggets, even if that doesn’t necessarily explain this defeat. The franchise finds itself largely dominated, with an obligatory victory for Game 3.