Lakers fade in second half during Game 1 loss to Nuggets

Lakers forward LeBron James is pressured by Nuggets forward Justin Holiday during the first half in Game 1 on Saturday. There are the technical elements of this first-round playoff series, such as the amount the Lakers can get into offensive sets, the right actions at the right times. There’s the defensive assignments, like the decisions to blitz or to drop, to double or to hedge. It can be complicated. Or, like LeBron James said in New Orleans, after the rematch with Denver was set, it can be simple. “We have...