Fans Call LeBron James ‘LeBrick’ and ‘LeFlop’ After Game 2 Loss vs Nuggets

• The Los Angeles suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 2
• LeBron James struggled in Thursday’s game, missing several close-range shots
• Fans took to social media to blast James after his poor shooting performance in Game 2

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost back-to-back games for the first time in this year’s playoffs.

They suffered a gut-wrenching 108-103 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night to fall into a 0-2 hole in their best-of-seven series.

Much of the blame for the Lakers’ loss was placed on Anthony Davis and LeBron James, who struggled mightily with their shooting in Game 2.

Shooting woes for Lakers duo

They were a combined 13 of 36 from the field against the Nuggets, per CBS Sports.

James shot 9 of 19 from the floor, including 0 for 6 from beyond the arc. Davis scored 18 points on 4 of 15 shooting.

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James nearly had a triple-double as he finished the game with 10 assists and nine rebounds, per ESPN.

Fans blast James on Twitter

That performance still wasn’t enough to please the fans, who blasted him on social media for missing several easy baskets in Game 2.

Fans made fun of James after he missed a layup and blew a dunk in the first half.

The Lakers’ late rally also fizzled when James missed a reverse layup with 28.0 seconds left that would have cut the Nuggets’ lead to just two points.

“LeBrick” quickly became a trending topic after the game.

"LeFlop" also trended after James flopped to get a foul call early in the fourth quarter.

Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan also accused James of embellishing contact, writing, “Why does ‘King James’ flop so much?”

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Sports Brief recently reported on Murray’s spectacular performance in Game 2.

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The Denver Nuggets guard dazzled on Thursday night, scoring 37 points to lead the Nuggets to a five-point win.

He did most of his damage in the fourth quarter, scoring 23 of his 37 points in the final frame to help give Denver a 2-0 series lead.