On January 16, Beijing time, James was too difficult, facing the Nuggets on the road, the Lakers were exploded. Playing 30 minutes and 42 seconds, James shot 9-of-23 and 2-of-8 from three-point range, finishing 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
In the first half of the game, the elder Zhan Lian was provoked by his opponent. In the final moments of the first quarter, he singled Reed with the ball, crossed the direction continuously, did not pass the opponent, and almost got snatched. Seeing James drop the ball, Reid clapped his hands excitedly, encouraging himself and provoking his opponents.
James singled the ball again, this time, he broke through and fell directly to the ground, reed was even more excited and kept clapping, provoking old Jen.
Throughout the first half, James shot 6-of-13 and had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and he has done his best, but he still can't stop his opponents from pulling away the point difference.
The Lakers' poor defense became the root cause, with 7 minutes and 6 seconds left in the third quarter, and a simple block by the Nuggets tore through the Lakers' defense. At that time, Jokic and Morris blocked and dismantled, and after the change of defense, Jordan Jr. defended Morris, and it became Munch who defended Jokic. At this time, Old Zhan wanted to pinch on the other side, and there was some hesitation, in the end, he still chose to make up for it, missing the bottom corner of Green.
Green made a big empty shot, and James was already quite frustrated by this time, and he spread his hands to express his dissatisfaction with the team's defense. After Green's three-point shot, Old Zhan was angry and angry.
The Lakers' defense is like a paper paste, the opponent can simply move the ball to find the vacancy, the Nuggets' outside three-point arrow is raining down, and the point difference is also expanding. With 7 minutes and 45 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Old Zhan was replaced, the Lakers trailed by 31 points, and it looks like Old Zhan also gave up the game early.