The NBA playoffs continued, and the Lakers lost 99-101 to the Nuggets on the road, suffering a two-game losing streak on the road. In this game, the Lakers are obviously more prepared, they come up with full firepower, and they have been suppressing the Nuggets on the court. In the second quarter, in the face of the Nuggets' counterattack, the Lakers not only responded on the offensive end, but also made no mistakes on the defensive end, repeatedly counterattacked, and the Lakers established a 15-point lead at halftime. In the second half, the Lakers once stretched their advantage to 20 points, but due to the 4 fouls in the third quarter of the thick eyebrows, the Nuggets fought back wildly, and once equalized the score in the final quarter. After this game, the Lakers are down 0-2, so where did the Lakers lose this game?
Thick eyebrows, 14-of-19 shooting, 4-of-4 free throws, he scored 32 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 5 turnovers, with a plus/minus of 0. God of War, there is nothing to say, today the thick eyebrows played the performance that the core boss of a championship team should have. The Lakers have been expecting thick eyebrows to explode with Jokic, and today thick eyebrows even suppressed Jokic, his various mid-range shots and throws came back, and Jokic couldn't guard him. On the defensive end, thick eyebrows not only defend Jokic one-on-one with great efficiency, but he can also do one defense and two in the block, directly cracking the Jomu block. If three points are the key to the Lakers opening the score, then the thick eyebrows are the foundation for the Lakers to stabilize the situation in difficult times.
James, who shot 9-of-19 from the field, 3-of-6 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, had 26 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers, with a plus/minus of +2 on the court. Today, Lao Zhan's personal offensive efficiency in the first half is honestly very average, and there is obviously no way to compare it with the previous game. But fortunately, the thick eyebrows are up, and the Lakers' three-point level is online, and James' organizational ability can be displayed. Often James scores more games, the Lakers are not easy, but as long as James has a high number of assists, the Lakers' offense will appear very fluid. In the second half, James had fewer assists, and the Lakers began to collapse, although James was full of fire in the final quarter, he missed the key three-point shot, giving the opponent a chance to kill.
Russell, who shot 8-of-16 from the field and 7-of-11 from three-point range, had 23 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 turnovers, with a plus/minus of +4 per game. Regardless of the Lakers' situation, as long as he can take advantage of open shots and stay confident on the offensive end while hitting three-pointers, the Lakers will have a chance to fight against any team. On the contrary, if the water is not in a state of play, the Lakers will have no chance against the Nuggets, and today is the best example.
Reaves, who shot 4-of-11 from the field and 1-of-5 from three-point range, only had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers, with a plus/minus of +5 on the court. Kosato's offensive efficiency today was very low, but it must be admitted that he defended Murray very well, and the latter was even branded a "war criminal" at one point. But many of the Lakers' chances have come here with Reaves, and he must find his shooting rhythm on the offensive end as soon as possible.
Hachimura, who shot 1-of-7 from the field, 0-of-1 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, only had 3 points and 5 rebounds, and had a plus/minus of +3 on the court. To tell you the truth, Hachimura was a little delayed today. Ham didn't have him to defend Jokic, but he didn't score either an open mid-range or an easy layup that squeezed out space under the basket many times, which cost the Lakers.
Prince, 2-of-3 from three-point range, contributed 6 points and 3 rebounds, becoming a wonder man on the Lakers' bench. The Lakers' bench scoring is terrible, almost no one can score to say that it is ugly, and Prince's play has repeatedly extended the life of the Lakers at critical moments.
In terms of the remaining bench players, Dinwiddie and Hayes did not score, and only Dinwiddie got one chance to make a shot, and there was no threat on the offensive end, and the defensive performance could only be said to be mediocre. Vincent was left on the court at the critical moment, but he made 0 of 2 three-pointers overall, also did not score, and only contributed 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 turnover.