On May 21, Beijing time, the NBA Western Conference Finals continued, and James fell 3-0 down before the Finals for the first time in his career; No team in NBA history has been able to turn around when trailing 3-0; Murray and Jokic set another record, here is a summary of today's data -
For the first time in James' career, it was 0-3
The Lakers lost 108-119 at home to the Nuggets, trailing 3-0 on aggregate in the series, James had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists, the first time in his career that he had fallen 3-0 in the first three rounds of the series, a situation LeBron had suffered three times in the Finals. In 2007, they trailed the Spurs 3-0 and were swept 4-0; In 2017, the Warriors trailed 3-0 and were eliminated 1-4; In 2018, he trailed the Warriors 3-0 and was swept 4-0.
No team in the NBA turned 3-0
In NBA history, there have been 149 times when trailing 3-0, and no one on the side behind can turn it around, and the Knicks in 1951, the Nuggets in 1994 and the Blazers in 2003 dragged the series into a tie-break when trailing 3-0, but ultimately failed to turn around.
Lakers G4 may set a historical embarrassing record
It was also the first time since 2013 that the Lakers were 3-0 down in the series, and they went 3-0 down in the series eight times in their history, and never came back in Game 4. Trailing 3-0, 0-8 in Game 4 also set the worst record in NBA history.
James finished fifth all-time in a playoff double-double
It was the 138th double-double in James' playoff career, surpassing Bill Russell (137) and fifth all-time, ahead of Duncan (164), "The Magic" (157) and O'Neal (142).
Thick eyebrows become the fifth person in team history
With 28 points and 18 rebounds, this is the fifth time in his Lakers career that he has scored 25+15 in the playoffs, ranking sixth in team history, with Baylor (39), O'Neal (28), Abdul-Jabbar (16), Chamberlain (9) and George McCann (6).
Jokic became the first man in nearly 61 years
In the win over the Lakers, Jokic scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and his total rebounds this season exceeded the 1,000 mark (including the regular season), and Jokic became the second player in history to score at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 800 assists (counting the regular season) in a single season, the last being Oscar Robertson in 1961-62.
Murray becomes the third man in history
Jamal Murray, who had 37 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, scored 30 points in the first half, and since 1997 began counting halftime statistics, Murray became the third person to bomb 30+ in the half of the playoffs, the first two being Iverson in 2001 (30 points in the half) and Devin Booker in 2021 (33 points at the half).
Murray's achievements rival those of Olajuwon
Murray averaged 35 points on 52 percent shooting, 46 percent from three-point range and 93 percent from the free throw line in the Western Conference Finals, becoming only the second player in history to average at least 35 points, five rebounds and five assists while shooting more than 50 percent from the field in the Division Finals, the last being Olajuwon, who won the Finals MVP that season.
The Nuggets would set a team record if swept
The Nuggets are currently leading 3-0 and are in great shape, and if they can win Game 4, it will be the first sweep in Nuggets history.