On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G2 started, and the Lakers lost to the Nuggets 99-101 away, falling behind 0-2 in the series. In this game, the Lakers once took a 20-point lead, but in the end they failed to withstand it, and Murray completed the whistle kill, and the whole team was also very frustrated, and they all returned to the locker room with their heads down.
In this game, the Lakers really had a chance to win the game, leading the whole game, but they lost the game at the last second, and Murray completed the whistle kill, so they lost the victory. In the final stage, the Lakers fought too hard in front of them, and they couldn't keep up physically, basically relying on James to score points, Reaves and Russell scored one goal each, but the Nuggets' offense was too good, and the last 7 offenses were all completed, directly completing the 20-point reversal. In this case, Murray faced Davis's defense and hit a difficult shot.
The game was still very exciting, but it was really cruel for the Lakers, and they didn't expect to lose the game in such a way. And after the game, James did not choose to run away, saying in an interview: "Leading by 20 points is not safe in this league, especially against the defending champions, we have to do better, I had a chance to win." "James also tried his best in the last quarter, scoring 12 points alone, and counterattacking and splitting dunks, the 39-year-old is still doing incredible things, it's really terrible.
James played 38 minutes in the game, shooting 9-of-19 from the field, 3-of-6 from three-point range, and scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists. Really tried his best, but he also blamed the referee's blowing after the game, especially Gordon's foul on Russell in the final quarter, when the Nuggets challenged successfully, and directly responded with a foul mouth, "I don't know what the replay center is doing, what do we want the replay center to do? This doesn't make sense at all, what are we doing?" This time the Lakers didn't lead in the number of free throws, and they were still 4 behind.
In addition, James also had a chance to complete the quasi-final shot at the end, he shook Pope in the final moments and got a completely open opportunity, but unfortunately he couldn't take it, and then the Nuggets seized the opportunity. James also regretted this, "I got an open spot, but the ball bounced out of the frame. "James' three-point shooting in the playoffs is still good, but unfortunately he missed the most critical shot.