In the NBA playoffs, the Lakers faced off against the Nuggets, and the Lakers collapsed in the third quarter, facing the Nuggets and suffering a 9-game losing streak. In the whole game, James had 27 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.
After being swept in the Western Finals last season, Lao Zhan held his breath for revenge. The first battle of the series was crucial, and Lao Zhan gave his all as soon as he came up.
James had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the entire first quarter. According to statistics, since 2000, James has scored at least 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in a single quarter in 9 playoff games, which is the most in the same period.
Coming back in the second quarter, Lao Zhan once led the team to a 12-point lead. At the end of the half, he scored 5 points in a row, including a three-point shot from the far side, played 19 minutes and 37 seconds in the first half, shot 7 of 10 (3 of 3 three-pointers), 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 19 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, 3 turnovers, plus or minus +1.
The 39-year-old is a living fossil in the playoffs, and he has played 11,654 minutes so far, more than the current players of the Timberwolves, Mavericks and Thunder in the playoffs. However, coming back in the second half, Lao Zhan, who tried his best, still failed to prevent the Lakers from collapsing in the third quarter, scoring only 18 points in a single quarter, and was scored 32 points by the opponent, and at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers fell behind by 11 points. At the end of the third quarter, James had 23 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds.
However, in the fourth quarter of the decisive victory, Lao Zhan was invisible. The dominance was completely inferior to Jokic, and at the last moment, Jokic made a quick dunk to seal the win. Looking back, Lao Zhan broke through the foot slippery and made a fatal mistake, the Lakers were defeated, and Zhan Huang turned around and left the court directly.