On January 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Lakers challenged the Nuggets away. In this game, the Lakers changed again, Howard returned to the starting lineup, but this time the Lakers only resisted a quarter, only 5 points behind after the first quarter, but after the Nuggets felt hot outside, trailing by 13 points in the half; in the second half, the Lakers' feel declined, and the point difference was further widened, once lagging behind by as much as 42 points. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 96-133 and suffered three consecutive losses.
For this result, it is still quite surprising, the Lakers lineup has indeed not yet run in, but in the face of the lack of Murray, Porter Jr. and other players of the Nuggets, it will not be completely exploded. I have to say that the Lakers' problems today are still quite big, the defensive end did not give the Nuggets any restrictions, and this point was directly exploded by the Nuggets. Not to mention, the inside line is still in a completely passive, many aspects have been suppressed, and it is understandable to suffer a 37-point defeat.
After losing to the Nuggets, the Lakers have suffered three consecutive losses, with a winning percentage of less than 50% again, and this season is really hovering around this side. Previously, a wave of 4 consecutive wins was just over 50%, but I did not expect to directly come to another wave of 3 consecutive defeats, and instantly returned to the starting point. This is the problem with the Lakers this season, the performance is always very unstable, and there is no certainty about the use of the lineup, which is also related to the cause of injury. Davis and Nunn are still not out of the game, and the next thing the Lakers can count on is the return of this person, depending on whether their comeback can bring about change.
In this game, the Nuggets' offensive hand is hot, the whole team up to 7 people scored in double figures, of which the core Jokic played very easily, contributing 17 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in the third quarter, and howard on the opposite side also failed to limit him. In addition, this time veteran Jeff Green ushered in the outbreak, 10 of 14 to get 26 points; rookie Highland 6 of 10 three-pointers, 27 points and 10 rebounds, plus-minus +34 team-high; Button 12 points, Gordon 11 points, Morris 10 points, Reid 11 points. In this game, the Nuggets' outside line feels hot, shooting 57.5% of 23 of 40 shots, while the Lakers only hit 10 three-pointers, shooting only 33.3%.
The Lakers side is really completely suppressed, only 3 people on the team scored in double figures, James and Wei Shao combined to contribute 44 points, only 1 error, of which James 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Wei Shao 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. The other who scored in double figures was Howard, who contributed 13 points; unfortunately, Munch around them was no longer magical, only scoring 4 points; there was no Anthony on the bench, and no one stepped up to fill the gap. It seems that the Lakers really have to make some changes, otherwise if this momentum continues, there will really be no chance this season.