On May 19, Beijing time, the Lakers fell behind 0-2 and fell into a desperate situation, James shot 9 of 19, 0 of 6 from three-point range, scored 22 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds and 4 steals, and left the court again in blackface.
At the moment of the final whistle, James directly bowed his head and left the field, very frustrated, he blackfaced again, and the feeling of loss can be imagined. Why so lost?
Before the game, both James and Bushy Brow promised to win this game, tie the score and avoid falling into a 0-2 desperate situation. However, both men were mediocre in the first half, with James playing 19 minutes and 25 seconds in the half, shooting 4-of-9 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free throw line, and had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Thick eyebrows were even more sluggish, shooting only 1 of 6, scoring 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.
It is worth mentioning that Lao Zhan did not go up with two empty baskets in the first half, once to dunk, the ball was out of hand, and the other time was directly covered by the basket, which was quite embarrassing.
But it needs to be said that the 38-year-old James really fought hard. Coming back in the second half, Old Zhan led the team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. The 38-year-old runs faster than anyone else, and at the basket, Jen has to fight Jokic, Gordon and Porter, who are much younger than himself.
With 7:04 left in the third quarter, after James made a steal, the Lakers fought back and made a foul. When the thick eyebrows were thrown, Lao Zhan took the opportunity to take a break, only to see him bending over and lowering his head, panting heavily, beads of sweat constantly slipping from his face, sweating profusely. But in the following round, Old Jen quickly attacked and dunked to help the Lakers lead to 11 points.
At the end of the third quarter, James shot 6 of 12, scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, plus or minus +12, he really wanted to win. However, statistics show that in this season's playoffs, James did not perform well in the fourth quarter.
In the previous series, James shot 1 of 17 in the fourth quarter and hit 16 irons in a row. In this game, the Lakers suddenly could not play in the fourth quarter, and the Nuggets completed a wave of 22-4 attack. In the fourth quarter, Old Zhan also kept hitting iron. With 24.7 seconds left, James missed a layup, at which point he was 2-of-6 in the fourth quarter and 3-of-23 in the fourth quarter of the playoffs. After that, Jen Sr. hit a layup, but it was too late, and he went 4 of 24 in the fourth quarter of the playoffs. Then, he made another mistake, the ball was broken, the Lakers fell short, and James once again left the court in frustration.