🏀 Lakers' Roller-Coaster Season Now On Brink

Facing elimination, the Lakers' season will go down as a tale of differing chapters. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: The Lakers’ season has been full of peaks and valleys, with a lot of oddities in between … With Kyler Murray poised to miss at least a chunk of next season, who are the best options for Arizona under center? … and more! The Los Angeles Lakers sit teetering on the very precipice of playoff elimination, meaning that it’s basically now-or-never when it comes to writing about the curious tale of a roller-coaster season. If form holds and LeBron James, Anthony Davis & Co. continue to be utterly outclassed by the Denver Nuggets, seven months of toil will be over as soon as Monday night, leaving conflicting memories and some head-scratching thoughts from a campaign with some wildly differing chapters. James is saying the right things, as is head coach Darvin Ham, but this thing is essentially done, a 3-0 Denver lead built by the force of Nikola Jokic, the excellence of Jamal Murray and the exceptional coaching of Michael Malone, leaving no air for even the most fanatical purple-and-gold optimist. "Just got to get one," James told reporters Saturday. "One at a time. Focus on Game 4. That’s all you can really think about." Whether the final cut comes swiftly, or the Lakers can salvage some series pride, this season will go down as a curious tale of swings and strangeness. Just over a week ago, Los Angeles was joint favorite to win the championship after seeing off the defending champion Golden State Warriors in an entertaining series that felt like old times, as James dueled with Steph Curry and Draymond Green, and Steve Kerr tried to figure out ways to stymie him. Around six weeks before that, they were completely written off, stuck in 11th place in the Western Conference and sitting outside the play-in tournament. For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - Kyler Murray could miss half the 2023 season or more, so who will line up under center for Arizona? Eric Williams breaks down [six potential QB options](. - No team in NBA history has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs — the Lakers want to be the first. Melissa Rohlin [examines their mindset]( entering a must-win game for Los Angeles. - Ohio State's Ryan Day is known for churning out NFL talent, but [how does he compare vs. his Big Ten peers]( when broken down by offensive position? Bryan Fischer breaks down the numbers. - A memorable weekend celebrating NASCAR's long-awaited return to North Wilkesboro was capped by a dominant victory by Kyle Larson. Bob Pockrass [recaps the event](. For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] San Francisco Giants at Minnesota Twins (FS1, 7:40 p.m. ET) One of the best teams in the American League looks to defend their home field when the Twins welcome the Giants to Minnesota. Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers (TNT, 8 p.m. ET) The Panthers return home to battle the Hurricanes looking for their third straight win in the Eastern Conference Finals. Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET) Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets aim to close out the series and earn an NBA Finals berth when they collide with LeBron James and the Lakers in Los Angeles. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( New Orleans Saints to have OVER 9.5 wins in 2023-24 From FOX Sports Betting Analyst: Jason McIntyre Their division is really bad. I think the Derek Carr upgrade is significant. They're good in the trenches. They have a defensive coach, so as long as Carr figures things out, why can't they win 11 or 12 games? For the latest betting odds, [click here](. [FOLLOW FOX SPORTS] [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( Download FOX Sports App: [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [Google Play]( [App Store]( [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [App Store]( [Google Play]( Also available on these devices: [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV | Vizio | LG Smart TV] [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV | Vizio | LG Smart TV] Trademark & Copyright Notice: ™ and © 2023 Fox Media LLC and FOX Sports Interactive Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Please do not reply to this message. If you do not wish to receive emails like this in the future, please [unsubscribe](. FOX Sports respects your privacy. Click [here]( to view our Privacy Policy. Fox.com Business & Legal Affairs - Manager Digital Media P.O. Box 900 Beverly Hills, California 90213-0900