On May 22, Beijing time, the Lakers trailed the Nuggets 3-0, and many people felt that they seemed hopeless, but in fact this may not be the case.
After three games, the Nuggets did have a certain lead, but the Lakers were not hopeless, sitting on four major advantages, James had a good chance to lead the team to a shocking comeback from 3-0.
First of all, the Lakers' current hard power is actually no worse than the Nuggets, and it can even be said to be more dominant, because it is very simple, in the round when Russell is not on the floor, the Lakers have an advantage. He played 80 minutes while he was on the floor, and the Lakers lost by 53 points, which means that without him, the Lakers did not suffer the rest of the game. So from this point of view, Zhan Huang and the Lakers have a chance to complete the big counterattack, abandon Russell, have gone to the edge of the cliff, it is not very difficult to make this decision, you all know that you are a side effect, averaging 14% of 7 points per game, do you have to give you the ball? Definitely not necessary.
The second biggest advantage, the Lakers have now found a winning lineup, Reeves Jr., Van der Biao, Hachimura Shu, James and Thick Eyebrows, this lineup can win points against the Nuggets, no matter when it is taken out. Hamm has not used this before, probably for fear of breaking the rotation, but now there should be no such consideration, the main force of the dead grass to play with the strongest team, then the Lakers still have a chance to achieve a counterattack, not as bad as imagined.
The third big advantage, the Lakers 0-3 down can abandon all pressure, in fact, in the third game their pressure is very huge, because come to the home court know that this is your back water, a word to lose the game 0-3 is no play. But now that the game has been lost, so in fact, the Lakers already have a feeling of indifference, the life and death battle has been played, since it has been played, then the fourth game is not a shame even if it is lost, if you win, you just earn one more game, the Lakers should now have no more pressure and baggage.
Finally, the Lakers' three guards have proven to be one of the most wrong lineups, appearing on the court from time to time. After the end of Game 3, the Chinese and American media are scolding this lineup, and if Hamm continues to do this now, it will not end well against public opinion. If he compromises not to use three defenders and listens to the ideas of the outside world to make changes and arrangements, then it is not his pot to lose, but if you continue to die, then losing the game is your pot, and it should be clear which is more important than Hamm.
From these 4 points, the Lakers still have an absolute chance of achieving a shocking reversal, and if James can create a miracle and turn around 3-0, then it may no longer be a dream that he can surpass Jordan. Of course, the premise now is that the Lakers have to win one game first, and after winning a game, it becomes 1-3, and the probability of a 0-3 reversal in history is 0%, but there are still 6 reversals from 1-3 behind, and James himself has completed the counterattack of the Finals, so it is most important for G4 to protect the home court first.