Anthony Davis Blamed by Fans as LeBron, Lakers Collapse in G2 Loss vs. Jokić, Nuggets

The Los Angeles Lakers lost a great opportunity to tie their Western Conference Finals series at one game apiece on Thursday en route to a 108-103 defeat to the host Denver Nuggets.

L.A. led by 11 points midway through the third quarter thanks largely to Rui Hachimura, who scored 17 first-half points en route to 21 for the game.

However, Denver stormed all the way back with a fantastic effort from Jamal Murray, who scored 23 points in the fourth quarter.

His three-pointer with 4:57 remaining gave Denver a 99-87 advantage, but the Lakers hung around and even cut the lead to 101-99 after an Austin Reaves bank shot three-pointer with 1:07 left.

Murray made seven free throws down the stretch, though, to put L.A. away.

This was a rough night for Lakers star big man Anthony Davis, who shot just 4-of-15 and couldn't get anything going offensively after dropping 40 points on Denver in Game 1.

He also committed three fourth-quarter turnovers and missed a pair of open three-pointers near the end of the game, including one that would have cut the Denver lead to 103-102.

AD did well in other areas, grabbing 14 rebounds and blocking four shots in his 41 minutes. The Lakers needed more out of him offensively to match Murray's hot shooting.

Twitter offered its opinion on Davis' performance.

Game 3 will take place on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET in Los Angeles.