Were the Lakers even trying to win at the end of game?

[Chrissy_F]

on the brink of being eliminated and they run the shot clock down and then james has to throw up a wild shot, then they dont foul denver and instead let them run the clock down to 4 seconds. That sequence could be one of the worst i have ever witnessed in 45 years betting. Am no coach. but my God, you gotta run a play faster, so you have a chance of getting ball back again. Also with 28 tics left, you gotta foul, you cant let denver run clock down and hope you can make a shot with 4 tics left. How some coaches are able to stay coaches is mind boggling