The NBA playoffs continued, and the Lakers lost 103-114 to the Nuggets on the road. In this game, the Lakers were very well prepared, they came up to cut the connection between Jokic and others, and once suppressed the Nuggets' offense in the first half, frequently played counterattacks, and led by double digits at most. But from the second half of the second quarter, the Lakers continued to make mistakes and mistakes, and the advantage was eroded little by little, and in the second half, after the Nuggets regained their outside touch, they directly took away the game in waves, and the Lakers never stopped the downward trend and swallowed the loss with difficulty. After the loss, the Lakers' series score came to 0-1, so where did they lose this game?
James, who shot 10-of-16 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, finished with 27 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 7 turnovers, with a plus/minus of -9. Today, Lao Zhan's preparation is really sufficient, and the veteran is really fighting. But there is no way, except for the core of Zhan Mei, there are few contributions from others, James led the team to carry the half, and in the second half, his physical fitness ushered in a huge challenge, and the shooting percentage began to decline. And after James encountered a targeted defense, he created opportunities for his teammates, but his teammates couldn't shoot, which was very demoralizing.
Thick eyebrows, shooting 12-of-23, 0-of-4 three-pointers, and 8-of-9 free throws, he scored 32 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks and 2 turnovers, with a plus/minus of -12. Against Jokic again, thick eyebrows played very strongly today, in addition to not scoring three-pointers, he has a good grasp of the mid-range, which allows him to mobilize Jokic's defense and give himself more space on the inside. However, with the referee encouraging confrontation, thick eyebrows did not get too many free throws, which had a big impact on his subsequent offense. However, the thick eyebrows have a tough mentality, and they will play hard at critical moments, and they will carry the team on their shoulders.
Russell, who shot 6-of-20 from the field and 1-of-9 from three-point range, had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 turnover. Statistically speaking, Russell is a little better than last season's 6.3 points and 3.5 assists per game in the Western Conference finals, but for today, it is still a disaster. Especially in terms of three-point shooting, the opportunities came out, and he didn't score until the final quarter when he made his first three-pointer of the game. The shot is higher than the score, as the Lakers' third scoring point, Russell dared to shoot this time, but the efficiency is really not visible, and even he shot a hollow outside the basket when there was an opportunity, and the performance was a bit outrageous.
Reaves, who shot 5-of-9 from the field and 2-of-6 from three-point range, had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, with a plus/minus of -12. The defensive end worked hard, and to be honest, it was good to limit Murray, but the offensive end completely lost the magical state of last season's Western Conference finals, and the Lakers wanted to beat the powerful Nuggets, and Reaves only showed such a performance, which was completely insufficient.
Hachimura shot 2-of-4 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and he had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover. To be honest, Hachimura's overall efficiency is not bad, although the production is mediocre, but considering that he has been playing against Jokic almost the whole game, he has focused on defense. And he doesn't have many opportunities on the offensive end, and the team's loss has little to do with him.
Prince contributed 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block on 4-of-7 shooting, 1-of-3 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. Prince once had the potential to become a wonder soldier today, he played fiercely both offensively and defensively, and his efficiency was once very high, and the Lakers collapsed in the second half, but he hit three points to help the Lakers stop the bleeding, but it was also a drop in the bucket.
The rest of the bench role players, Dinwiddie didn't shoot, didn't score, he only got 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Hayes didn't shoot either, didn't score, he got 3 rebounds and 2 fouls, and didn't play for long. Vincent also didn't shoot, didn't score, he only got 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 turnover, and his performance was mediocre.