(Denver-CO) I can't believe it. The Denver Nuggets, with their season on the line, didn't even show up in elimination game six at home. I'm pretty disappointed right now (as probably is the rest of the Nuggets Nation) with the effort, not the loss, that the Nuggets put forth against the Lakers in a, 119-92, shellacking.

Here's the skinny on game six. The Nuggets reverted back to an older version of their team that likes to shoot jump shot after jump shot and on too many occasions the Lakers looked like they were shooting around in an empty gym. One both ends of the floor the Nuggets didn't play complimentary basketball and it was ugly to watch. At halftime, L.A. was shooting 60% from the field compared to Denver's 36%. Furthermore, the Lakers won every quarter of game six by at least three points and finished with three 20+ point scorers including 35 points by Kobe Bryant.

The largest lead in the first half was eleven and for the game the Nuggets trailed by as many as 29. Ouch.

Up next on the Nugg Doctor will be a little reflection on the 2008-09 season as a whole and player report cards from top to bottom of this roster. It was a great run, Nuggets Nation. Too bad it had to end on such a downer.

Congratulations to the Lakers. I will be rooting for them in the Finals while thinking about what might have been...

One more battle cry in defeat - Go Nuggets!

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