Lakers fall again to Nuggets as Lawson dominates
The Lakers perhaps were getting ready for the storyline of longtime Lakers guard Derek Fisher now playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder -- and facing the Lakers in the second round of the playoffs.
But the Lakers have another point guard to worry about before they can even meet up with Fisher and All-Star Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook. Denver's Ty Lawson lit the Lakers up for 32 points on 13-of-18 shooting from the field, finding his three-point stroke after being given wide-open looks to start Game 6.
With Lawson's help, the Nuggets routed the Lakers, 113-96, to avoid elimination for the second consecutive game and force Game 7 Saturday night at Staples Center.
With a victory, the Lakers would finally advance to face the Thunder in a second-round series that begins Monday night in Oklahoma City, with or without the Lakers.
"If we give the same type of effort with our execution, game-plan execution, and the energy, then it's going to be a long night for us on Saturday," Lakers coach Mike Brown said.
