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Los Angeles Lakers prima LeBron James appeared to detonate connected caput coach Darvin Ham during nan team’s 119-108 triumph successful Game 4 to debar nan expanse against nan Denver Nuggets.
The Lakers were up 15 points early successful nan 4th quarter. The shot went to Nuggets defender Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. James knocked nan shot distant from him, and it went retired of bounds. James insisted nan shot didn’t spell retired of bounds disconnected of him.
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Lakers guardant LeBron James asks caput coach Darvin Ham for a replay reappraisal aft he was called for a foul, Saturday, April 27, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
He appeared to outcry astatine Ham to situation nan play, but nary was called. James was furious connected nan sideline arsenic nan Nuggets inbounded nan ball.
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Cooler heads appeared to prevail and Los Angeles pulled disconnected nan win. James led Los Angeles pinch 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Anthony Davis added 25 points and 23 rebounds.
"We've fixed ourselves different lifeline, and it's a one-game bid for us. Monday's crippled is nan astir important crippled of nan play for us, and we understand that," James said.
Lakers guardant LeBron James dunks against nan Denver Nuggets during nan first-round playoff bid game, Saturday, April 27, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic scored 33 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and doled retired 14 assists. It was his 18th profession triple-double and helped bring nan lead down to 7 pinch 1:25 left.
But Austin Reaves was capable to bring it backmost to 9 late.
"Of people we want to (start faster), but I learned successful equine racing, it’s not really you start, it’s really you finish," Jokic said. "We didn’t decorativeness coming really well, truthful hopefully we tin do a amended job. But yes, we want to beryllium up and power nan game, but it seems for illustration that didn’t hap to us."
Lakers guardant LeBron James knocks nan shot from nan hands of Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic, Saturday, April 27, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Game 5 is group for Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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