Lakers believe they 'have the talent' to beat the Nuggets

Friday, Ham said he wouldn't be making any changes to his starting lineup for Game 4, saying he wanted to try to give his guys a chance for redemption.

"You have to trust your players. And just believe in them," Ham said. "And when they see that belief, then they tend to perform at a high level."

Hachimura pointed to Denver's experience together as a determining factor.

"It's just we were playing so hard in the first quarter and we kind of got burnt out in the second quarter and started slowing down, like you guys saw in the game," Hachimura said. "So, even the other two games, we had that stretch. The first quarter is good; second quarter, we're up 20; and the third quarter is always the one. It's not like we're relaxed, but we kind of let up. So we got to kind of control it."

It's unclear if Jarred Vanderbilt or Christian Wood will be able to play Saturday in Game 4. Ham didn't have an update on either.

Still, the team knows it has to be better on the glass, more consistent with its pace and less concerned with the 11 straight losses the Lakers have suffered to Denver.

"Well you know, winning hurts and you have to find a way to dig deep, find the energy to sustain that level of defense," Ham said. "Obviously, it's a game of runs. They're going to make their runs, as we've seen. We make our runs. But whoever can continuously stack possessions in the positive matter are the ones who usually come out on top.

"They're a championship team, and they've done a great job of that. When they hit their rhythm, they just continue to add to it. We've played good in this segment, and not so good and then good again in another segment. For us, it's just remaining consistent and doing your work early."