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Basketball: Lakers playoffs after fourth loss to Denver

Basketball: Lakers playoffs after fourth loss to Denver

National team captain Dennis Schröder has to wait at least another year to reach the NBA finals. The LA Lakers also lose the fourth game to Denver and are out.

The Los Angeles Lakers around the stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis as well as national team captain Dennis Schröder were eliminated in the NBA playoffs without a win against the Denver Nuggets.

Despite a 15-point lead at break, the NBA record champion also lost in the fourth game of the Western Conference finals. At 111:113, James in particular had a strong first half with 31 points, but a 16:36 in the third quarter brought the Nuggets back in front around their leaders Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Jokic had several magic throws out of distress and had 30 points, Murray had 25. James finished his last game of the season with 40 points.

Schröder admits defeat

“They were better than us,” Schröder told the German Press Agency. “Of course you have to say that, we lost 4-0. But nonetheless: We can be incredibly proud of ourselves to have reached the Western Conference Finals at all.” He said of the opponent: “I don’t want to talk too soon, but they have a very good chance of bringing the whole thing home.”

The Colorado team is now in the NBA Finals for the first time in its history and will probably play the Miami Heat for the championship there. Miami leads 3-0 in the series against the Boston Celtics and can make it perfect for the final on Wednesday night. “This is a great team,” said LeBron James. “Even if you guard Jokic as well as you think you can, he’ll take the ball behind his head like Larry Bird, throw it 50 feet and it goes in,” said and added with a corresponding gesture that one could only take off one’s hat.

Schröder may have played the last game in the Lakers jersey. His contract expires. After his unsatisfactory first time with the 17-time champions in the 2020/2021 season, Schröder was an integral and important part of the team this season and started the game as a starting player on Monday. He ended up with 13 points and 5 assists.

Source: Stern

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