On April 21, Beijing time, in the NBA playoffs, the Lakers played away vs the Nuggets. The Lakers have lost 8 in a row against the Nuggets, can they get revenge today? Van der Biao, Reddish, and Wood continue to be absent, and the Lakers starters: Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, James, and thick eyebrows. Nuggets starters: Murray, Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic.
Some fans suggested that the Lakers should avoid the Nuggets, but Reaves disagreed: "We want revenge, in the highest level of the playoffs, to prove everyone wrong!" Nuggets coach Malone said: "It's all talking about 8 consecutive wins against the Lakers, it doesn't make any sense! The 8 teams in the West are all talented, and I won't be surprised which team breaks out of the West." ”
Speaking of the game, the Lakers dominated the game and led 13-8 in the opening game. Gordon played 5 minutes and 19 seconds and was forced off the court with two fouls. Peyton Watson came on the court and was named by James in a row, and Lao Zhan scored 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in the opening game. At the beginning, the two teams played a positional battle, and suddenly picked up speed in the last 5 minutes of the first quarter. Murray splits the buckle with a dragon, and the thick eyebrow partition buckle is also colored.
At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led by 8 points at 33-25, and the Lakers shot 65% from the field and 50% from three-point range. James scored 12 points in the first quarter, while Bushy Brow and Russell each scored six. The Nuggets Watson was 2-of-3 from three-point range, and the rest of his teammates were 0-of-5. Mr. Yoo played the full first quarter, scoring 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and the other four starters combined for six points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the teacher rested, Murray led the team, and the Lakers sent Vincent to pester Murray. The thick eyebrows saw that Jordan was on the other side, and chased after him directly, Jokic rested for 4 minutes and hurried to the court, and the Lakers sent Hachimura to defend Mr. Yoo. The Nuggets' biggest problem is outside projection, Pope and Porter Jr.'s three-point shooting has not been opened, and it is difficult to chase points!
Before the words fell, Porter Jr. and Reggie each hit a three-pointer, Gordon fast-break dunk, and the Nuggets went on a wave of 8-0. With 4:46 left in the second quarter, the Nuggets trailed by just four points, 45-49. The Nuggets' defensive intensity is also improving, and the last two minutes of the second quarter are tied by James with a three-pointer at halftime, and the Lakers lead by three points at 60-57 after two quarters.
The Nuggets shot 6-of-23 from three-point range and shot just 26.1 percent from three-point range. The Lakers' three-point shooting percentage is also declining, shooting 4-of-13 from three-point range in the half, shooting 30.8 percent. Russell was 0-of-5 from three-point range and Reaves was 0-of-2 from three-point range. James had 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and thick eyebrows had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Jokic had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Porter Jr. 11 points, and Murray 8 points and 7 assists.
At the beginning of the second half, Pope and Reaves both opened up three-pointers, and in the first half, Pope made 0-of-3 three-pointers. Russell lost confidence and didn't dare to shoot for three points in the open position. Jokic made a push and hit back-to-back shots on the heads of James and Hachimura. Pope scored three points in a row, and in the last 3 minutes of the third quarter, the Lakers' own offense was powered off, and the Nuggets overtook double digits!
The Nuggets went on a 13-0 run in three minutes, and the home court was boiling! The Nuggets won by 14 points at 32-18 in a single quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led by 11 points at 89-78. Thick eyebrows and James played 32 minutes each in the first three quarters, which was tiring enough. In the final quarter, Russell's 7th three-point shot finally went in. Murray responded with a three-pointer and the Nuggets led by 15 points.
The Lakers did not give up, thick eyebrows and Prince continued to rush the frame, and in the last 7 minutes and 17 seconds of the final quarter, the Lakers chased 8 points. Thick eyebrows fought today, stayed on the court in the fourth quarter, and he singled out Jokic in the final moments. The Nuggets didn't make another mistake and maintained a lead of around 10 points. At the end of the game, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 114-103, with a total score of 1-0!
Piercing the heart, the Lakers have lost 9 consecutive games against the Nuggets! James and thick eyebrows slashed 59+20+13, and both of them played more than 40 minutes. Jokic had 32 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Murray had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Porter Jr. had 19 points, and Gordon and Pope had 12 points each. Finally, looking at the game stats, do you think the Lakers will be swept by the Nuggets?