The Lakers lost to the Nuggets in Game 1 of the series, and on the surface they couldn't stop the Nuggets, but the actual problem was the offense.
The Lakers visited the Nuggets home on April 21 and ushered in the first game of the first round of the playoffs. In the first half, James and Davis drove at full speed, leading the team to lead the game 60:57; in the second half, the problem of physical exhaustion put a lock on Zhan Mei's offense, and the Lakers' outside shooters were powered off all over the court, and no one could maintain the Lakers' fiery offense in the first half, and the Lakers finally lost 103:114.
1. In the stunning first half, Zhan Mei dominated the offensive end
The Lakers opened the game with a strong offensive aggression and targeting. On the offensive end, James and Russell continued to single the Nuggets' weakest defense, Murray, and won one after another; on the defensive end, they continued to use the tactics of misplacing the No. 45 position, and used Hachimura to consume Mr. Yoo, which had a certain effect and saved physical strength for thick eyebrows.
In the first half, James was like a full bow, the breakthrough pace was extremely fast, the 3-point shot projection was not missing, the ball control assist was few, and the defense did his best, impeccable. In the first half, Lao Zhan made 7 of 10 shots, scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and the ultra-long 3-pointer at the whistle in the first half was perfect.
In the 4 minutes and 23 seconds of the break at the beginning of the second quarter of the game, thick eyebrows staggered on the court, calling for wind and rain on the Nuggets' inner line, and met the elderly Jordan, thick eyebrows scored 8 points in a row, leading the team to lead 45:35 until he forced Mr. Yoo onto the court. In the first half, thick eyebrows shot 7 of 11 and scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
But the Lakers still have problems: first, the group of outside shooters led by Russell is completely dumb, and the Lakers have only one 3-pointer from Hachimura in addition to James's 3 3-pointers; second, the Nuggets tied a 12-point gap at the end of the second quarter, with super frontcourt rebounds (10 for the Nuggets / 3 for the Lakers), creating a second offensive opportunity (2 offensive scores: 11 points for the Nuggets / 5 points for the Lakers).
Second, in the second half of the power outage, no one recharged the Lakers' offense
If the Lakers want to win the Nuggets, they must not be able to prevent it, and the offensive firepower of Mr. Yoo and Murray can only weaken, not lock. So you have to shoot your own ball, and that's the way to win, like the Lakers in the first half.
If the 39-year-old James plays with all his might, his physical fitness is a good half-court, and sports competition is all about fighting for the body. This game is an example, in the second half, Lao Zhan had more than enough heart but not enough strength, broke through to fall, threw the 3-point shot softly, made a weak layup under the basket, and made frequent passing mistakes. In the second half, Lao Zhan only scored 8 points and had 7 turnovers.
James's offensive firepower, thick eyebrows are also powerless to supplement. In the 4th quarter, the thick eyebrows were also obviously overdrawn, and they were unable to score when they played Jordan Jr., and the offensive end ended with a 3-point shot that saved physical strength, but unfortunately the thick eyebrows were very poor today's 3-point shots, and all 4 shots were missed. At the end of the fourth quarter, after Mr. Yoo came on the court, Thick Eyebrows tried his best to win a few times, but in front of Mr. Yoo, who was attacking the kaleidoscope, the score difference was quickly widened.
Hachimura defended Yosa and Reeves defended Murray, who couldn't take care of the offensive end, and the offensive load in the second half fell to Russell, the third scorer, but he pulled it again. Under the not-so-tough outside defense, Shuila missed the outside projection in this game, 1 of 9 3-pointers, and his personal singles frequently hit iron, and he only scored 5 points in the second half.
As for the Lakers' bench, only Prince scored 11 points. Vincent and Dinwiddie have little role in 3D.
3. In the next game, the Lakers may change formations
The Nuggets offense in this game is the Nuggets we are familiar with, very standard, difficult to defend, no flaws, no ups and downs, maybe the first half is not accurate, but there are always accurate moments.
The Nuggets have the most perfect and mature five-man group since the team was founded. The all-powerful teacher on the offensive end, Murray, who is good at singles and organization, the 3-point shooters who warmed up in the second half: Porter and Pope, and Gordon, who grabbed 6 frontcourt rebounds.
Even this one off the bench, Braun and Watson's 5 bench played 55 minutes and scored 17 points, not losing to the Lakers bench.
In the next game between the Lakers and the Nuggets, the defense can focus as much as possible, maintain good tactical discipline, team feeling, and execution, and try to weaken the Nuggets. The key is to work on the offensive end, if Russell shoots 4 3-pointers in this game, the Lakers' 3-and-D benches play a 3-game job duty, and the outcome may not necessarily be lost.
Second, in the next game, the Lakers would do well to move Vincent to the starting lineup and Reaves to the bench. Using Vincent to deal with Murray allows Reaves to save physical strength and give full play to his talent for offensive organization, otherwise the Lakers' offense is a big problem.
Attached are the playing data of the players of both sides:
James played 41 minutes, shooting 10-of-16 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range, finishing with 27 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Thick eyebrows played 45 minutes, 12 of 23 shots, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 32 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks. Russell played 41 minutes, shooting 6-of-20 from the field and finishing with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Reaves finished with 13 points, four rebounds and three assists on 5-of-9 shooting. Hachimura made 2 of 4 shots and scored 7 points and 3 rebounds.
Jokic played 39 minutes, shooting 15-of-23 from the field and 1-of-3 from three-point range, finishing with 32 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Murray played 39 minutes, shooting 9-of-24 from the field and 4-of-9 from three-point range to finish with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 block. Porter shot 8-of-15 from the field and 3-of-7 from three-point range to finish with 19 points, eight rebounds, one steal and two blocks. Pope shot 4-of-11 from the field and 4-of-10 from three-point range to finish with 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals. Gordon finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists on 5-of-11 shooting.
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