DENVER, C.O. -- It was de ja vu all over again for the Denver Nuggets Saturday night after an inbound pass was stolen by Trevor Arizza. The Game 3 loss (Lakers 103 Nuggets 97) was Denver's first loss in 75 days at the Pepsi Center forcing them to be in a "Must Win" situation.

If George Karl's Denver team wants to win the "must win" Game 4 tonight, they must convert from the "land of plenty." The Nuggets went 5-for-27 from the arc while shooting a playoff-low 38 percent from the field as a team.

Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, and J.R. Smith (Denvers three best 2-point shooters) combined to go 5 of 24 from 3-point range in the Game 3 loss.

"I think we got caught up in the emotion of the moment of a great crowd, a great challenge," Nuggets coach George Karl told the AP. "I think we tried to hit too many home runs rather than just take a single here, a double here and win the game that way. We tried to hit too many bombs" (ESPN.com).

What did we learn from Game 3? The Nuggets need to be patient if they want to beat the defending Western Conference Champions.

Meanwhile, L.A. is a tad beat up. Trevor Arizza has a sore hip and groin while Kobe Bryant has been rumored to be completely exhausted. Bryant had an IV after scoring 41 points in the Game 3 win Saturday night.

What does this team have left in the tank? No matter what, Kobe Bryant is still Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson is a prolific NBA coach. That's what they have left. Not to mention that neighter Andrew Bynum nor Lamar Odom have been on all four cylinders. Tonight, I expect those two guys to be in full-throttle mode. The two have combined for just 47 points in three games. Pitiful, considering that they're both a legitimate seven-foot-one inch basketball players.

Game 4 will tipoff tonight at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.