On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued today, and in a game that just ended, the Lakers were finally beaten by Murray with a maximum lead of 20 points, losing the game 99-101 and falling behind 0-2. Here's a summary of the Lakers' player performance in this game.
Overall, the Lakers made 4 adjustments in this game:
Adjustment 1: Thick eyebrows started the game against Jokic, and more actively attacked the inside, plus thick eyebrows were really gods in the first half, not only baskets, but also various mid-range shots, which was also the reason why the Lakers once led by 15 points in the first half. But this adjustment also has a big drawback, that is, the consumption of thick eyebrows in the first half will be great, so the offensive efficiency of thick eyebrows in the second half decreased sharply, and only 8 points were scored in the second half when they scored 24 points in the first half.
Adjustment 2: Russell erupted. In the first half, Russell can be said to be a god directly, hitting 6 three-pointers and scoring 18 points, which is also an important reason why the Lakers led at halftime. But in the second half, Russell's magic could not continue, and in the end Russell scored 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
Adjustment 3: James stays in the first quarter. In the last game, James was full of offense and defense in the first quarter, but in today's game, James obviously stayed in the first quarter, not too much involved in offense, focused on defense, and wanted to save his physical strength until the fourth quarter. In fact, James did have an excellent performance in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, but missed a big open three-point that could kill the game, and finally lost regrettably. In the whole game, James got 26 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Adjustment 4: Rotation. In the last game, the Lakers let James play the first quarter, and the thick eyebrows rested first, but this time, Ham changed back to the regular season rotation, James went off the court, and the thick eyebrows played the whole quarter.
Of course, there are also two undercover agents behind the Lakers' loss to criticize, one is Reaves, who started the game for 33 minutes, 4-of-11, 1-of-5 three-pointers, and only had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
The other is Hachimura, in normal games, Hachimura is the Nuggets' ATM on the defensive end, and it is a disaster on the offensive end, all kinds of simple layups and empty three-point points, Hachimura played nearly 38 minutes in the whole game, and got 3 points and 5 rebounds in 1 of 7.