2-0! Murray beat the Lakers!0-10, James was desperate

On April 23, Beijing time, NBA playoffs: Nuggets home vs Lakers. Counting the regular season and playoffs, the Lakers have lost 9 consecutive games against the Nuggets, can they end the embarrassing record of 0 wins and 9 losses today? The starters of the two teams have not changed much, they are the same as G1, the Lakers starters: Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, James, thick eyebrows.

Nuggets starters: Murray, Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic. The referee of this G2 match was Scott Foster, the referee who had a personal vendetta against Paul. It is worth mentioning that in this year's play-offs, the Lakers played the Pelicans, and the referee was also Foster. Foster whistled the Lakers in five games this season, during which the Lakers went 4-1.

Speaking of the game, the Lakers have made adjustments on the defensive end today: let the thick eyebrows defend Jokic, and Hachimura defend Porter Jr. Russell was 1-of-9 from three-point range last time out and 3-of-3 from three-point range today. The Lakers accelerated the offensive and defensive transitions, and a wave of 10-2 stopped the Nuggets. In less than 6 minutes in the first quarter, the Lakers led by 6 points at 15-9, and Murray was hatted by James on 1-of-6 shooting!

The Lakers once led by 11 points, but fortunately Porter Jr. stepped up and helped the Nuggets stop the bleeding with three points. With 3 minutes and 22 seconds left in the first quarter, the Nuggets were only 5 points away. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 28-24. Pope was 0-of-3 from three-point range, the Nuggets were 4-of-12 from three-point range, and the Lakers were 4-of-6 from three-point range. Thick eyebrows 10+5 in a single section, about 10+10 in a single session of the teacher!

At the beginning of the second quarter, Nuggets substitute Braun was whistled for 2 fouls in a row. Russell scored two more three-pointers and went completely crazy today. Except for Porter Jr., the Nuggets' other shooters really couldn't shoot, and they lost six three-pointers in a row in the second quarter. The Lakers went on a 21-7 run and led directly to double digits!

Both teams made six free throws and eight fouls in the first half. At halftime, the Lakers led the Nuggets by 15 points at 59-44! Thick eyebrows shot 11 of 12, slashing 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Russell was 6-of-7 from three-point range and finished with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. James was 3-of-6 for 10 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks. The Lakers were 8-of-14 from three-point range, while the Nuggets were 6-of-23.

On the Nuggets side, Joshua scored 12 points and 12 rebounds on 3-of-5 shooting, with only 2 assists. Pope + Watson + Reggie, this guy shot 0 of 11 in total, and Pope was beaten by James into a magical 2+1. Murray wasn't much better, finishing with four points and four assists on 2-of-10 shooting. Porter Jr. scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and was the only normal shooter for the Nuggets.

Yibian fought again, and the Lakers began to play Zhan Mei to block and dismantle, and played 9-4 in 2 minutes, leading to 20 points in one fell swoop. The Nuggets can't shoot from the outside, so they can only make a kill under the basket. Murray doesn't just shoot iron, he has a lot of shot options in question. The Lakers repeatedly failed to shoot, and the Nuggets continued to fight back, with 4 minutes and 38 seconds left in the third quarter, and the Nuggets chased only 13 points.

The Lakers missed eight consecutive offenses and went four and a half minutes without scoring. It was Russell who hit a three-point shot to help the Lakers stop the bleeding. The Nuggets didn't have three-point rain and were slow to chase points. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led by 10 points at 79-69, and the Nuggets recovered 5 points in a single quarter. Thick eyebrows blasted 32 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in the first three quarters, and Jokic had 20 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists.

At the decisive moment of the fourth quarter, James's physical strength declined, and the thick eyebrows rested for 2 minutes and hurried back to the court. James went off the court, the Lakers had problems on offense, and at 8 minutes and 18 seconds, the Nuggets chased down to only 5 points. Murray scored in a row, the Nuggets once chased 2 points, and James made two three-pointers to color. With 4 minutes and 14 seconds left, the Nuggets still trailed by 4 points.

The two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the difference was always about 4 points! At 2 minutes and 12 seconds, Jokic scored 2+1, and the Nuggets only trailed by 1 point 93-94. James steals and dunks, Porter Jr. responds with three points, and the two teams are tied at 1:15! Russell makes a difficult layup, and the Lakers take the lead again. James missed three points, Murray was a dragon, and the whistle was killed!

At the end of the game, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Lakers 101-99, and the Nuggets scored 20 points to lead 2-0! Jokic 27 points, 20 boards, 10 assists and 2 steals, Porter 22 points, 9 boards and 2 steals, Murray 20 points, 3 boards and 5 assists, the whistle is too domineering!

On the Lakers' side, thick eyebrows had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, James had 26 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Russell had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Finally, let's take a look at the match stats and tell us how you feel.