There is no need to challenge + there are 2 timeouts left, the Lakers' lead of 20 points is reversed, and Ham wants to take the blame?

Jialu takes stock of sports

2024-04-23 13:31Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creator

In the playoffs G2 game, the Lakers had a 20-point lead over the Nuggets at most, and the advantage can be said to be very obvious, but the team scored a net 12 points in the fourth quarter and let Murray shoot a smashing shot in the final moments. In the end, the Lakers also fell short, losing two games in a row on the road, and will return home with a 0-2 scoreline, and the team has little hope of advancing in this series.

It is worth mentioning that after the game, some media counted the number of timeouts and challenge performances of the two head coaches Hamm and Malone in this game, of which Malone successfully challenged twice, which helped the team get the ball, while Coach Hamm did not use the number of challenges, and there were two timeouts left after the game.

Some fans joked that Ham was too involved in watching the game from the sidelines, forgetting the challenge and calling a timeout, and he can't be blamed. Then let's look at it rationally, the Lakers lost this game and were reversed by the Nuggets with a 20-point lead, does Coach Ham need to take the blame?

In fact, Ham's coaching in this game was already very good, the first half of the game was very effective for Jokic and the Nuggets as a whole team, only allowing the Nuggets to score 44 points in the half, shooting very low, and also limiting their play on the outside, and the performance was very good. In the third quarter, James and Davis continued to block and dismantle, and the Lakers also led by 20 points with this style of play.

As for why it was reversed later, it was mainly due to the physical fitness of the players, especially Davis, the high-intensity confrontation in front made him unable to support and play an efficient offensive performance, after 14 of 15 shots, Davis hit 4 times in a row, and he could no longer be the main point of attack. And after James scored like crazy in the final quarter, there was also a problem with physical fitness, before Murray made the final shot, the Lakers had successfully run a good strategy, James got an absolutely large open three-point opportunity, but James still played iron after adjusting a little, if he had shot, the result of the game would have been completely different.

It's really useless to challenge Ham and need to reflect, although the challenge at the last moment may not be successful, but at least it can disrupt the Nuggets' momentum of chasing points, and at the same time let the players get a break, after all, James's age is here, Davis is too tired, and the team needs to get a break.

In addition, I think Ham's coaching performance in this game has been very good, and he can't be blamed for being reversed by the Nuggets, the bench players only scored 6 points, except for James who scored 12 points in the final quarter, the others only scored 8 points, the depth of the team's lineup is not as good as the Nuggets, in the first three quarters of the case of trying their best, the team's physical fitness at the end of the quarter has obvious problems, the Nuggets are obviously a stronger team, and Ham has tried his best to adjust this game.

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