Today the Lakers went to the road to challenge the Nuggets, and in the end they scored a fiasco, losing to the Nuggets by as many as 37 points on the road. Today James did not continue the excellent efficiency of the past, and today only 9 of 23 shots are shooting. The three-point line is also not good, with only 2 of 8 shots. The Lakers' defensive end in the case of James' poor hand is also a disaster scene. Today they made the Nuggets shoot 23 three-pointers. The three-point shooting percentage is as high as 57.5%. The overall shooting percentage of the Nuggets is as high as 51.6%. It's clear that the Lakers' poor defense today was the main reason they lost.
For the Nuggets, they scored a big win today, not only scoring 133 points at home, but also seven players scoring in double figures. Substitute Daven Reed scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, and he performed amazingly in several rounds defending James. James singled Daven Reed in a single round, dribbling back-to-back balls near the 45-degree three-point line on the left to get rid of Reid's defense. But Reed did not eat the swing, and even nearly snatched James directly. James then tried to force Reed, but after Reed lost his strength, James fell, and finally James chose to pass the ball to the ground. In the other round, James chose to bulldozer-style attack the basket against Reed, and was eventually cut by Reed on the basket.
It is clear that Reed has done some research on James' personal characteristics, and he is very aware of James' offensive intentions. I have to say that today he did a very good job of defending James. Reed is only 196cm tall, but his arm span reaches 213cm. Reid also talked about the defense of James after today's game, he bluntly said that James blew him up in his rookie season, and today he is here to get revenge. Obviously, Reed's defensive end today is worthy of the respect of the fans, and he has done a very good job of James' defense.
Daven Reed signed the Nuggets this season on a two-way contract. With his performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends today, presumably the Nuggets will trust him more in the next step, and he does have good abilities on the defensive end, and the defensive end is smart enough.
The current Lakers are very embarrassed, when James does not play well, the Lakers do not have a strong reliance on the offensive end, and on the defensive end they are also easy to be discouraged on the court. When both ends of the attack and defense are completely exploded by the other side, naturally the Lakers will reap a fiasco. This game will be a big shock to the Lakers, and there may be major changes within the Lakers next.