In this season's NBA league, the Purple and Gold Lakers are undoubtedly the team that disappoints fans the most, and it can even be said that there is no one, they did not break into the top ten of the Western Conference standings with the big three LeBron James, the thick-browed brother Anthony Davis and Westbrook, and missed the playoffs early, which is why fans think they have become one of the biggest laughing stocks in the history of the NBA!
After beating the Thunder in the penultimate regular season to end the losing streak, the Lakers ushered in their own final game day, the opponent is the Nuggets who have locked up the playoff quota, although the final ranking of the latter has not yet been determined, but in order to avoid unnecessary injuries and prepare for the upcoming playoffs, the Nuggets still took a number of core players including Jokic and Aaron Gordon, which also made the Lakers see the hope of winning, and the two teams in the first half also played back and forth. But in the third quarter, the Nuggets completely took over the team, and the 13-point net victory in the single quarter took the initiative of victory into their own hands, but the Lakers stubbornly tied the score in the last quarter, and the Purple and Gold Army, which started overtime, also defeated the Nuggets 146-141, ending this humiliating season with a wave of two consecutive wins!
After the Lakers completely lost their playoff hopes, the Big Three and Melon Anthony entered the team's injury list, which also gave the role players the opportunity to show their abilities, before Tucker and Munch's backcourt double gun, they all cut high scores in the game, which is also a helpless expression of many Lakers, even if they play the regular season with a full bench lineup, the record is estimated to be not much worse than now.
In this finale, Tucker performed poorly, scoring only 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting in the 13.1 minutes he played, while Munch once again carried the team's offensive banner, appearing on 35.1 minutes and 25 shots to hit 14 goals, including 7 of 14 shots from beyond the three-point line, one man cut 41 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Reeves showed his full personal ability, contributing a triple-double of 31 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. Under his combing, the Lakers have a total of 6 players scoring in double figures, which is also the key to their reversal of victory.
Although the Nuggets did not have a big explosion like Munch, they also played a very smooth overall offense, in the game, a total of 7 players scored double digits, replacing Jokic to play the starting center Cousins, with his own performance to prove that he still has the ability to play in the NBA, playing 23.3 minutes to contribute 17 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, while the substitute howard scored a team-high 25 points. The full play is the reason why they can fight until the last moment.
After taking charge of the Lakers, Vogel also led the Purple and Gold Army to win the NBA championship, but this season's poor performance has made him lose the trust of fans, which is also many fans think that this game will be Vogel's last regular season game to coach the Lakers, so whether the team management will decisively dismiss it, and will look for who will replace him as the coach, let us wait and see!