Lakers vs Nuggets G1: Zhan Dai is on fire, and the role players are off to a good start

Mr. Lu

At 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on April 21, the Nuggets will host the Lakers in Denver, which is the first game of the first round of the playoffs between the two teams. I'm sure it's going to be a high-profile game and James and Davis will give everything they can to get off to a good start. Because the Lakers have not won a game since they were swept by the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals last season, including this season's regular season. They've always lost against the Nuggets, and I'm sure they'll have some inner turmoil as well. So in this case, the Lakers are more eager than the Nuggets to win this game, and they are more eager to prove that they have overcome their demons.

I believe that every fan who follows and supports the Lakers understands that if the Lakers want to steal the next win on the road. The first thing is to make sure that James and Davis have to play very efficiently. In this case, the role players also have to step up and help the two core players deal with the pressure, solve the problem, and solve the problem that they need to solve. The Lakers flew straight to the Denver Nuggets after yesterday's game, and they had plenty of rest. And they can find their form more easily than the Nuggets to a certain extent, because the Nuggets haven't played in days, and the Lakers just played the Pelicans in the play-in tournament and won the game even though James wasn't in great shape, and that's when we see the importance of role players.

Therefore, if the Lakers want to win the first game, they not only need the strong play of James and Davis, but also the strong support of Rivers and Russell, who are the starters. Another very important issue is the on-the-spot command of their head coach, Hamm. We all know that the Nuggets are known for being tall, and in this case, if the Lakers make Russell and Rivers extra targeted in the backcourt, I think Dinwiddie and Vincent can be reused on the bench. Not only can these two players support the team with three-point shooting on the offensive end, but their contributions on the defensive end are unmatched by Rivers and Russell. So we're looking forward to the role players giving James and Davis some support, and making them more relaxed in the game, and I think the Lakers will have a good chance of getting off to a good start in the playoffs.