During the 16 minutes from the end of the second quarter to the early parts of the fourth, the Nuggets went on a 50-17 run, steamrolling the Lakers.
The Lakers collectively decided that if they were, in fact, Sisyphus forced to push the boulder that is the Nuggets up a hill they could never reach, the best thing to do was to stop trying.
This isn't the first, second, or third time the Lakers have melted like a chocolate bar left inside a car during the second half versus the Nuggets.
Instead of losing due to a Murray dagger or an incredible clutch play by Joker, you can just get blown out. The Lakers accepted their fate and played dead.
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