Nuggets vs Lakers
The NBA playoffs continue to be in full swing, and the league ushered in the pinnacle matchup of the Lakers and Nuggets in the first round of G2 on Game 3. Denver, who led 1-0 by a big score, continued to sit at home. The Purple and Gold will be aiming to win and equalize the score. The two sides fought fiercely in this battle, and the two teams fought until the last moment to be able to separate the winner.
James 26+8+12 set the first miracle in history, thick eyebrows, Russell set a record!
Porter and Russell battled on the outside, thick eyebrows scored one after another from mid-range, Russell was hot on the long shot, and the Purple and Gold played a 22-11 start. Jokic scored 10 points in a row to lead the team in an effort to close the gap. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets trailed by four points. Russell continues to struggle on the outside, thick eyebrows are unstoppable in the mid-range, James is taking into account scoring and tandem teams, and the Nuggets feel cold on the outside, and can only rely on Porter's singles and Gordon's impact to chase points. James played 2+1 with Pope on his back, and the Lakers expanded the difference to 15 points at halftime.
James defends Jamal Murray
In the rematch, the thick eyebrows hit 2+1 in a row, and Reaves also scored on the outside, and the Lakers expanded the difference to 20 points. Porter, Pope and Jokic teamed up to score consecutive points on a jumper, and the Nuggets responded with a 13-0 offensive frenzy. The Purple and Gold went into a five-minute scoring drought, and Russell broke the deadlock from the outside. Heading into the final quarter, the Nuggets trailed by 10 points. In the fourth quarter, the situation on the court changed abruptly, and Murray, who was in a sluggish state in the first three quarters, suddenly burst out, leading the team to play a 12-4 offensive to close the gap to 2 points, and the Nuggets saw the dawn of a comeback to win.
James made mid-range shots, Gordon and Jokic successively worked on the inside, and Denver continued to chase points. James still hit 2+0 to stabilize the situation for the Lakers, Jokic and Murray hit the basket to score points, the Lakers lost a long shot, James completed a violent dunk after a steal, Porter hit the tie long shot, and the game entered a decisive moment.
James, Gordon and Murray are on the court
Russell and James scored layups one after another, and Murray scored 4 points with free throws, and the two sides tied again. At the moment of counting, James missed the stunner, and Murray singled the thick eyebrows back to beat the Lakers from mid-range. In the end, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Lakers 101-99 and staged a 20-point comeback. The defending champions, who led 2-0 by a big score, took the absolute initiative in the series.
In this game, the Lakers' interior performance was unbeatable, and the Nuggets crushed the opponent 54-38 in the restricted area scoring, and the rebounding data led the Purple and Gold 45-38. The Nuggets led 17-13 in free throws and 8-13 in three-point shooting.
Murray singled out the thick eyebrows to complete the stunner
James 26+8+12 set the first miracle in history
In that game, Lakers superstar LeBron James scored 26 points, 8 boards, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks of quasi-triple-double data, cutting James, who scored the second highest score on the team, played strongly in rebounding protection and defense. In addition, James is also the assist leader of the game. The 39-year-old James, the oldest active player in the NBA, has given it his all. Missing the last moment of the long shot, it can be seen that he has already exhausted his physical fitness.
James was unwilling to leave the scene
James went on an all-around rampage, scoring 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the final quarter. Statistics show that this is the 294th time James has scored in double figures in the fourth quarter of a career playoff game, the most in NBA history, followed by Kobe Bryant (193).
This also means that James has scored in double figures in the fourth quarter of his playoff career for the first time in NBA history.
Thick eyebrows, Russell set a record
Lakers interior giant Anthony Davis and backcourt tiger D'Angelo Russell also had wonderful performances. Thick eyebrows shot 14 of 19, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored a double-double of 32 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Thick eyebrows shot a team-high 74% from the field, and he was also the team's rebounding leader. On both offensive and defensive ends, Brother Thick Mei's performance is commendable.
Thick eyebrows singled Jokic
Russell shot 8-of-16 from the field and 7-of-11 from three-point range, and finished with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Russell scored the third-highest team-high score on 50 percent shooting and also hit a game-high seven long-range shots. Russell, meanwhile, also had the second-most assists on the team.
Thick eyebrows and Russell both set records in this campaign. In the first half, Anthony Davis exploded with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block on 11-of-12 shooting. According to statistics, 12 goals were scored in the half, setting a new career high in a playoff half (including the second half).
Thick eyebrows with Russell
Thick eyebrows shot 91.7% in the first half, according to statistics, thick eyebrows scored 24 points in the playoffs half with a shooting rate of at least 90%, tied with Yao Ming for the fifth highest in history, and he still ranked first.
Russell's seven three-pointers have set a new single-game high in his playoff career, with a previous high of five three-pointers.
Hamm was obsessed
In that game, Lakers head coach Darvin Ham's on-the-spot response was once again questioned. In addition, Hamm lacked a change of formation, and the shortcomings of untimely adjustment were exposed again. Ham's frequent hopes that his players would adjust themselves on the pitch and have been reluctant to call timeouts and challenge penalties persisted in this game.
LeBron James with Lakers head coach Darvin Ham
When the Lakers were in a five-minute scoring predicament in the third quarter, Ham did not adjust his offensive and defensive tactics in time to break the deadlock and stop the opponent's offensive frenzy, which was an important turning point in the game.
In addition, after this game, the Lakers still have 2 timeouts that are not used. Moreover, Hamm did not challenge the penalty throughout the game. Nuggets head coach Mike Malone has successfully challenged the penalty twice, which is a superior decision compared to Ham.
James fouled Murray in the final quarter, and the latter made two free throws to tie the score. Ham could have chosen to challenge the penalty at this point to stop his opponent's attack. Even if the challenge fails, the Purple and Gold can buy James more time to rest.
James & Murray
Renowned NBA reporter Jason Timp questioned Murray's last-minute foul on James: "Still can't believe Darwin Ham didn't challenge the last contact with Murray. Considering how often the word 'slight contact' was used tonight, there was a good chance that the ball would be reversed. ”
In addition, the thick eyebrows, who were on a hot 11-of-12 shooting in the first half, only had one shot (0-of-1) in the final quarter. Anthony Davis, who was the best offensive player in the game, couldn't get the ball in the fourth quarter. As the head coach, Hamm's tactical arrangement has also encountered heated discussions in public opinion.
Thick eyebrows singled Jokic
Ham's obsession with his players adjusting themselves and not calling for a timeout in time and making reasonable use of the challenge penalty rule led to a 20-point comeback for the Lakers. Hamm's obsession and unreasonable tactical arrangements led to the Purple and Gold being in an extremely passive situation in the series.