LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are headed home for the next 2 playoff games against the Denver Nuggets.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James calls out the referees for no calls during 2nd playoff game against the Denver Nuggets

Losing the 1st game to their kryptonite team, the Denver Nuggets was bad enough. Now the Los Angeles Lakers have lost the 2nd playoff game to a buzzer-beater. Imagine how deflating it can be to the Lakers, despite having a 20-point lead at one point.

LeBron James recomposed himself and called out the referees for some questionable no-calls, which, according to him, could have helped the game go in their favor.

I don't understand what's going on in the replay center, to be honest. D'Lo clearly gets hit in the face on a drive. What the f**k do we have a replay center, if its gonna go..... Makes no sense to me. It bothers me. And I just saw what happened with the Sixers Knick game. What are we doing?

LeBron James at the post-game press conference

The all-time leading scorer put the microphone down after this rant at the officiating. It seems he felt that the officiating cost them a crucial victory considering what they had done to put themselves in a position to win.

The 4-time champion referred to the playoff game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks as another example of missed officiating. In that case, Joel Embiid and head coach Nick Nurse had pointed out that the referees had missed timeout calls as well as fouls.

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James suggested that D’Angelo Russell was clearly fouled on a drive and should have got a call for that. It was evident he wanted to point out the mistakes by the referees before game 3 arrives as he exited the interview.

LeBron James and the Lakers need to dig deep with 0-2 record

As the game moves into the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, LeBron James and his teammates can breathe in some relief. Going up against the Denver Nuggets fans was not an easy task. This time around, they will have their fans cheering them on. However, the Lakers need to perform to bring out those cheers.Lessons learned from games 1 and 2 have to be implemented in practice and the game. The men in purple and gold have to figure out how to maximize their output while not giving away much. Today’s game, in particular, taught them that it is important to close the deal. Otherwise, they will find themselves on the losing side, despite working so hard to build a substantial lead.