Today, the NBA regular season continued, and the Los Angeles Lakers came to the road to challenge the Denver Nuggets, who eventually lost 96-113 to their opponents.
For this situation, it is actually not surprising, because the Lakers' lineup is really a bit underwhelmed. After Anthony Davis was absent due to injury, the Lakers made up their minds to play in the small-ball lineup and put James in the starting center position.
But such an operation can only solve the temporary problem, and it will not make the Lakers better. After playing a small-ball lineup for a while, the Lakers' bottom line has been seen through by the opponent, as long as the full attack on the Lakers' restricted area, then the small lineup can not resist the attack first, and secondly, it cannot protect the rebounds.
The same goes for this game. The Nuggets' core center Jokic won the regular season MVP last season, and this season there is no outside helper Murray sitting, his performance is a bit of a struggle, but today facing the Lakers seems to find the most comfortable position.
Against the Lakers, Jokic exploded with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists, playing only about 28 minutes. It has to be said that Jokic is like a no-man's land, and he has no opponent in the Lakers' restricted area. Led by Jokic, the Nuggets scored in total 7 players in double figures, including five starters who all got double-digit individual points.
With such a dense offensive firepower, the Lakers naturally could not resist and were defeated. To be fair, Westbrook, who has been criticized recently, has done well, with 19 points and three assists, and his shooting percentage is not bad, and there have been no mistakes, but in the Nuggets' attack wave, no one remembers Westbrook's steady performance.