On April 11, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 146-141 in overtime on the road and won the final victory. The Lakers were 17 points behind the Nuggets at the most in this game, the gap was very large, but fortunately, Reeves stepped forward in the final quarter and overtime, performed very brightly in the game, his key three points and defense gave the team a lot of help, and finally under the leadership of Reeves, the Lakers successfully defeated the Nuggets on the road and won the 33rd game of the season, and the team finally ranked 11th in the West.
There were two big surprises in the Lakers' finale, namely the performance of losing draft Reeves and Munch, who seized the opportunity to play the best performance of their careers in the absence of the main players. Among them, Reeves played 42 minutes in this campaign, and had a triple-double of 31 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists on 7-of-17 shooting, which was the first triple-double of his career, and at key moments, he played too well, hitting key balls many times to help the team, and the steals in the final quarter also helped the team into overtime. He was the brightest player in the game.
This game was Reeves' best performance since he joined the Lakers. It is believed that with the performance of this game, he will be able to stay with the Lakers next season and become the main rotation player of the team.
Munch also exploded in this game, playing 35 minutes in the game, shooting 14 of 25 from the field and 7 of 14 from three-point range to get a season-high 41 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. His shooting feel is very good, and the desire to attack is also very strong, when he has the opportunity, he can always hit the shot, this game he is also a very shining player of the team. With the Lakers' performance this season, Munch, who became a free agent in the offseason this year, believes that there will be many teams that want to sign him and are expected to get a good contract.
On the Nuggets side, they took a break from Jokic and other key players in this campaign, which also led to a sharp decline in their overall strength. However, in the game, the Nuggets played still very well, they had to dominate the whole game, the team had led the Lakers by 17 points at most, but in the final quarter, the Nuggets made mistakes one after another, they failed to maintain their lead, at the critical moment, they were also snatched by Reeves to complete the layup, and the game was also dragged into overtime. In overtime, the Nuggets were unable to limit the Lakers' play, allowing Reeves to take over the offense, and eventually the Nuggets regrettably lost the game.
After this game, the Nuggets have ended the regular season of the season, and their opponents in the first round have been determined, that is, the Warriors, who ranked third in the West. The most interesting thing about this group of duels is Jokic vs Curry, Jokic and Curry are both regular season MVP winners, and the performance of both players this season is very good, in the playoffs, Jokic and Curry, who can lead the team to the final victory, which is also worth looking forward to.