Charles Barkley Predicts Nuggets’ Series Sweep Against Struggling Lakers

Rewritten Article: The Los Angeles Lakers are currently facing difficulties as they trail the Denver Nuggets by three games to none in their Western Conference playoff series. NBA analyst Charles Barkley has been blunt about this, predicting a sweep for the Nuggets on TNT’s post-game show after Thursday night’s 112-105 victory at Crypto.com Arena left LeBron James and his team just one loss away from elimination. The Lakers star himself acknowledged that it is still “one game at a time,” but Barkley isn’t convinced, dismissing those who have been praising the Lakers and Golden State Warriors all season as “kiss-ups” destined for an early vacation in the Bahamas come Sunday morning if they don’t pull through against Denver. The task falls on Davis once more – after racking up 33 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists this game alone, Barkley wryly suggested that James should hurry out of his shower to face the media before it gets too late! But the Lakers won’t be defeated easily – as always they plan to give it their all until “the wheels fall off.” They will try again on Saturday at 8:30 p.m ET, when a win would see them escape elimination and send Barkley scurrying for cover once more!