Beijing time on May 19, NBA playoffs Lakers away from home to challenge the Nuggets, the two teams before the game scored 0-1, this game is quite critical, if the Lakers lose again, then the series is basically no suspense, and Hamm was also interviewed, he gave an order to the whole team, saying that it must win G2, in addition, Hamm also revealed that Schroder will no longer start, so can the Lakers win as they wish?
Nuggets starters: Murray + Pope + Porter + Gordon + Jokic. Lakers starters: Russell + Reeves + Vanderbilt + James + thick eyebrows.
In the first quarter of the game, Van der Biao dunked, Reeves scored three points, the Lakers started 5-0, Gordon scored 4 consecutive points, Reeves and Murray shot each other for three-pointers, Jokic scored consecutive points, thick eyebrows free throws and James dunked in response, Porter and Pope fouled early, Brown made a layup, the Nuggets led by 4 points, Russell scored 5 points in a row to come back, the two teams played fiercely during this time, Hachimura made up for the basket, Russell was blown T, Murray and Jokic scored free throws one after another, Jeff Green dunked, Hachimura Takashi ate cake, the two teams continued to draw, Jokic made a layup, and Hachimura responded with a layup, and the two teams tied 27-27 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, James layup, Hachimura cut 5 points in a row, James continued to cut points, the Lakers gradually gained the upper hand, Porter scored three points for the Nuggets to stop the bleeding, Hachimura responded with a layup, Reeves and thick eyebrows were also scoring, the Lakers led 45-34, Murray dunked and Jokic 2+1 teamed up to stop the bleeding, Pope also scored three points, the Nuggets chased within 5 points in a wave, Hachimura made a free throw, Brown, Jokic and Gordon led the team to fight back, the difference was only 1 point, both teams did not shoot well at the end of the quarter, Pope and Murray hit three consecutive three-point shots, James hit a layup, Hachimura ate a pie and dunked, and the Lakers beat the Nuggets 53-48 at halftime.
Halftime stats, James 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Hachimura played well with 17 points and 2 rebounds, Thick Eyebrow 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks were not in good shape, and Reeves had 9 points and 2 assists. On the Nuggets' side, Jokic had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Murray had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and Gordon had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Yibian fought again, the opening Reeves and Jokic scored each other, Reeves hit a three-point shot, thick eyebrows throw, the Lakers led by 10 points, Gordon and Jokic kept scoring to stop the bleeding, James layup and Russell jumper responded, thick eyebrows and James continued to cut points, the difference was 11 points, the Nuggets were also tenacious, under the leadership of Murray and Porter narrowed the point difference, Russell threw to stabilize the situation, Gordon dunked in response, Nuggets continued to fight back, Pope and Brown scored three consecutive three-pointers, Murray jumper, the score was 74 draws, James and thick eyebrows made free throws to stop the bleeding, Schroder hit another jumper, and the Lakers ended the third quarter with the Nuggets 79-76.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Porter hit a three-point shot, Walker responded with a throw, Murray suddenly broke out, shot in a row, three consecutive points, the Nuggets instantly overtook it, Brown also hit a three-pointer, Murray three-point and, Porter three-point continuation, the Lakers trailed by double digits, Reeves three-point to stop the bleeding, James scored 4 points in a row, thick eyebrows fired outside, the difference was 5 points, Murray shot to stop the bleeding, thick eyebrows responded with a basket, time is running out, Reeves three points to continue at the critical moment, Murray responded with two free throws, thick eyebrows three-point iron, In the end, the Nuggets reversed the Lakers 108-103.
Unexpectedly, the Lakers lost again, in the case of a long lead, the last quarter was still reversed, the playoff trend changed dramatically, after this game, the two teams came to 0-2, and there was only one suspense left in the series, that is, whether the Lakers could win a game and avoid being swept. In terms of statistics, James scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals, and his performance could only be regarded as decent, and Old Jen shot too many three-point shots, and in the fourth quarter, James was obviously exhausted. Thick eyebrows are embarrassing, contributing 18 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks, the offensive end is not in good shape, and the defense is excellent, but in a key game like this, the Lakers need thick eyebrows to score.
Hachimura scored 21 points and 2 rebounds, shot 8 of 10, and stood up many times in the first half to stop the bleeding, which is a fig leaf for the Lakers today, and after the game, according to statistics, Hachimura shot all 7 in the first half, tied with Odom for the best half-time record in the playoffs in nearly 25 years of Lakers history. Reeves had 22 points and five assists, Van der Biao 4 points, Russell 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists to play poorly, and Schroeder 4 points and 6 rebounds.
The Lakers lost G2 for four reasons, the first is that Hamm still uses the three-guard lineup for a long time, not long memory, because the premise of the three-guard lineup is that the outside line must be accurate, but the Lakers are too iron to look at the outside today. Secondly, neither James nor the thick eyebrows played as well as they should on the offensive end. The third reason for the loss, Murray suddenly stormed away at the end, and the Lakers couldn't prevent him. The reason for the final loss, Russell and Schroder have been digging holes, and the Lakers are inaccurate on the outside today, and these two are to blame.
Nuggets stats, Jokic 23 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists, again triple-double, Jokic was targeted all the time, but still played dominance. Murray had 37 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and he didn't feel his hands in the first three quarters, but fortunately stood up in the final quarter and scored 23 points in a single quarter. Porter had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Gordon 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Pope 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Brown 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Trailing 2-0 in the series, the Lakers are hanging, even if they return to play at home, they will be difficult to save the situation, after all, the Nuggets have played momentum, I hope that in G3, Hamm will not use a guard three, should increase Van der Biao's playing time, and Tristan Thompson, maybe you can also try.