On April 18, it was reported that in the NBA playoffs on April 17, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 110-106 away, and the first round of the playoffs will face the Nuggets, the second in the West. According to U.S. media reports, in an interview after today's practice, Jokic avoided the topic of sweeping the Lakers and directly blew up James.
In the NBA playoffs that ended yesterday, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 110-106 on the road. The Lakers will enter the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the West against the No. 2 seed Nuggets.
In the regular season this season, the Lakers lost all 3 games against the Nuggets, counting last season's playoffs and regular season, the Lakers have lost 8 games in a row to the Nuggets, and last season's Western Conference was swept by the Nuggets 4-0, and Zhan Mei had no way to face the combination of Jokic and Murray.
Lakers vs Nuggets, full schedule, Beijing time:
G1: April 21, 8:30 Nuggets home
G2: April 23, 10 a.m., Nuggets at home
G3: April 26, 10 o'clock, Lakers home
G4: April 28, 8:30 Lakers home
G5: April 30 TBD Nuggets home
G6: May 3 TBD Lakers home court
G7: May 5 TBD Nuggets home stadium
After today's practice, Jokic said in an interview about the old rival Lakers, saying: "Last year, we played hard in every playoff game with them, probably the toughest series we had, yes, even though the final score was 4-0, they were really talented, they played really well, I have a lot of respect for them, and I think the next series will be interesting as well." ”
When asked by a reporter what he thought of the Lakers last year, Mr. Yoo looked displeased, "Can we stop mentioning this?"
Speaking about James, the current No. 1 player, Jokic said with respect: "LeBron has always been able to impact the game in different ways, not just scoring. He's just a monster and I really admire him and really respect him. ”
In this regard, netizens have said, "There are a few people in the Nuggets who are still very friendly, but the head coach always forcibly leads the rhythm"
"Last year, there were some fairy balls, and they were all well guarded, and as soon as they were thrown by their hands, they entered. It's actually more focused."
"Last year, the Nuggets all kinds of fairy balls, and the Lakers died unjustly"
"Mr. Yue speaks very respectfully, unlike Malone who speaks, he has already eaten the Lakers, this year's playoffs Lakers are using revenge to beat you, don't think it's stable"
"The Nuggets are all kinds of 24 seconds to beat the whistle by three points. It's so godly. ”
"This year, I got Vincent on DVD and just choked Murray, and I was beaten to death by the teacher, and I couldn't prevent it anyway."
"To put it mildly: it's easier today"
"Although it was 4-0 last year, every game was anxious, not all of them were one-sided games, and there were opportunities. ”