Game 4 takeaways: Lakers finally met Nuggets' force with force
Los Angeles Times -

Here are five takeaways from the Lakers’ 119-108 win against Denver in Game 4: The Lakers staved off elimination by playing their most complete game of the playoffs in a wire-to-wire win against the Nuggets. For the fourth straight game, they led by double digits, but for the first time against Denver, they held that lead. “We knew they were going to make a couple of runs, a prideful, championship team. We had some unfortunate fouls, some unfortunate turnovers. But we kept the scoreboard...

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