In one of the more frustrating games of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the injury-plagued Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, 115-100. In this installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look at two of the main reasons why. The starting lineup was outscored by a whopping 20 points in just 16 minutes of action, due to poor shotmaking, questionable shot selection, sloppy ball-handling, and undisciplined defense on ball screens. Yet despite their struggles, other units kept the Lakers in the game before an all out collapse down the stretch led to Denver closing on a 15-0 run.

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