the Lakers vs. the Pelicans;
This game is not to be lost for both sides, and the process of the game is also full of ups and downs. The Lakers have been in charge of the game from the beginning, and once widened the difference to more than double digits, and even held an 18-point lead at one point. But the tenacious Pelicans, under the leadership of Zion, set off wave after wave of counterattack momentum, the Lakers pulled away several times, and the Pelicans equalized several times. But the injury and retirement of the fat tiger cast a shadow on the game, and at the last moment, with the play of Lao Zhan and thick eyebrows, the Lakers still won this key play-off battle.
The Lakers who visited New Orleans still used all their energy to win the game, and did not give up strategically as predicted by the media before the game, and may play match-fixing in order to avoid meeting the Nuggets in the first round. But it turned out that the Lakers didn't think about it so much, and they fought one game at a time, after all, it was a play-off game, and no one wanted to dream a lot at night. After the victory over the Pelicans, the Lakers officially fell to seventh in the West, advancing to the playoffs as the seventh seed in the West for two consecutive years, and the opponent in the first round is the Denver Nuggets that everyone has been talking about.
The Nuggets can be said to be the absolute nemesis of the Lakers in the past two years, the Lakers were swept in the West last season, and they are also winless in the regular season this season against Denver, so the outside world has always thought that the Lakers need to avoid the Nuggets, because they really can't beat. But it doesn't matter, since you're here, then accept it! But rational analysis, the lineup of the Lakers and Nuggets is almost the same as last season, and the starting lineups of both sides are completely different from last year, and there is no change. This also means that the Lakers will still face the situation of being swept, and the only thing that can change is tactics. It's up to Ham to have any good ways to restrain Jokic, especially the blocking and dismantling of Murray and Jokic, who can basically disarm and surrender the Lakers in every game.
For Lao Zhan, he is eager to work hard for the championship at the last moment of his career! But obviously this road is difficult, the Lakers have not performed well in the regular season in recent seasons, but last year they also entered the Western Conference Finals as the seventh, and this year they faced the Nuggets in the first round, can the magic continue? Is Lao Zhan a round trip this year or will he break the curse of not winning the Nuggets in the past two years? Let's wait and see!