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D’Angelo Russell had a resurgent regular season, but his postseason has not been very good. The Los Angeles Lakers defender missed 13 of his last 16 changeable attempts during a Game 1 conclusion to nan defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets.
The Lakers dropped Game 2 successful Denver, earlier returning to Los Angeles for Game 3 of nan first-round series, which did not spell nan Lakers' measurement either.
In nan game's last minutes, Russell was spotted sitting sideways connected nan chair precocious successful nan crippled arsenic his Lakers teammates huddled to strategize a comeback. Los Angeles mislaid 112-105 and is connected nan brink of elimination.
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Los Angeles Lakers defender D'Angelo Russell sits sideways connected nan chair successful nan last moments of nan Lakers' 112-105 nonaccomplishment to nan Denver Nuggets successful Game 3 of nan first information of nan NBA playoffs astatine Crypto.com Arena April 25, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
It remains unclear if Russell intended to opt retired of nan squad huddle. He had different frustrating game, missing each 7 of his shots from nan section and finishing nan nighttime pinch zero points.
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Fans wrong nan Lakers' arena began to sound their displeasure pinch Russell's capacity arsenic nan crippled progressed, and he was yet benched.
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Although nan 28-year-old defender struggled connected nan violative end, he grabbed 3 rebounds and blocked a shot.
D'Angelo Russell of nan Los Angeles Lakers warms up earlier a crippled against nan Denver Nuggets during nan first information of nan 2024 NBA Playoffs April 25, 2024, astatine Crypto.Com Arena successful Los Angeles. (Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)
Russell's caller struggles brought backmost memories of his violative issues against the Nuggets successful nan 2023 Western Conference finals. But nan Lakers still look to judge successful nan All-Star constituent guard.
"D-Lo is simply a immense logic why we're present successful nan first place," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said earlier this week aft nan Lakers' Game 1 loss. "I'm not going to bail retired connected my subordinate conscionable because he's missing nan shots that he usually makes. Same shots were going successful against New Orleans [in nan play-in tournament] and different games that he's played successful to thief america get to this point. So, it conscionable wasn't his night."
D'Angelo Russell of nan Los Angeles Lakers handles nan shot during Game 3 of nan first information of nan NBA Playoffs against nan Denver Nuggets April 25, 2024, astatine Crypto.Com Arena successful Los Angeles. (Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)
The Lakers person dropped 7 consecutive playoff games to nan Nuggets.
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The Lakers big two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and nan Nuggets for Game 4 Saturday.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
