Beijing time in the early morning of April 4, the NBA regular season continues, the Los Angeles Lakers at home against the Denver Nuggets, before the start of this game, the Lakers behind the Spurs in front of them 1 win, in the case of the league still 5 rounds, get the playoffs playoff qualification situation is unclear, after the loss, The Lakers are 1.5 wins behind the Spurs, and the current Spurs are fighting the Blazers until the 3rd quarter, and the Spurs lead by 19 points, basically locking up a win, which means that with 4 games left in the league, the Lakers basically missed the playoffs!
This season, the thick eyebrow brother has been plagued by injuries, James has also been battling injuries, Westbrook's shooting rate has created a new low, the Big Three Lakers have encountered difficulties, and the recent wave of 5 consecutive losses has allowed the Spurs to surpass!
In this game, James is absent, thick eyebrows and Westbrook lead the team to fight, the two jointly cut 55 points, both sent out quasi-triple-double data, no chance Jokic sharpened, personally cut 38 + 18 + 6 data, leading the Nuggets to beat the Lakers with an 11-point advantage!
Now the Spurs and Lakers have 4 games left, the Lakers are 2 wins behind the Spurs, and the Lakers basically miss the playoffs!
The next 4 games of the Spurs will be against the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Warriors and Lone Rangers, the Nuggets, Warriors and Lone Rangers lock up playoff spots, more for the good rankings, and the Timberwolves will also hit the 6th place in the league and win a ticket to the playoffs directly! So these 4 games also need to be fully attacked for the Spurs!
The Lakers will play the next 4 games against the Nuggets, Warriors, Suns and Thunder, except for the Thunder's slightly weaker strength, the other three teams Lakers do not have the certainty of victory!
Spurs and Lakers will compete for the last team in the West to get a play-off place, and for the Lakers, it is already on the side of suspense, if the next game loses to the Suns, and the Spurs win the Nuggets, the Lakers will lose 99% of the qualification to enter the playoffs in the 3 rounds (unless the lakers win all in the last 3 games and the Spurs all lose)
For the Lakers, every next game is a decisive battle, and the Lakers cheer up! For the Spurs, they only need a stable output to get a play-off spot!