Despite only winning one game in their series against the Nuggets, LeBron James felt the Lakers were closer to winning than the final results suggest.
Playoff exits are never easy to accept, but the one the Lakers suffered to the Nuggets hurt even more.
While the series lasted just five games, Denver outscored the Lakers by just 11 points in total. The Lakers led for a lion’s share of the series and were in control at some point of each of the five games.