静观NBA | 湖人被极限翻盘，还得再加一把劲

G1湖人领先12分被翻盘。

G2 led by 20 points, led the game and was finally killed.

Against the Nuggets, it was really difficult to return home with a 0-2 score again.

Compared with G1, who were still beaten to the point of being unable to parry, G2's Lakers went one step further on the already high degree of completion, and this time they really entered the "killing line". Although the empty blood bar is demoralized, it hints that it is not impossible to play when returning to the home court.

The Nuggets G2 three-point feel is sluggish, no one other than Porter and Jokic can shoot three-pointers, Murray withered the whole game before the fourth quarter juice period, although he completed the stunner, so far this round, he is not as perverted as last year's Western Conference finals. There is nothing to say about whether Gordon and Watson can throw or not, and they respond that it is blood and not science. Pope made 0-of-4 three-pointers a rarity, and he attacked Russell twice with the ball, and his defense was high, but he was a three-pointer for blocking and rebounding.

In fact, compared to the bad feeling, there are two very important things that happened to Pop today.

The Lakers protected the backcourt rebounds a little better today, and almost gave up the frontcourt rebounds and focused on the defense. This chaotic battle is basically not lost, and judging from the situation of these meetings between the two teams, it is not easy.

Positional warfare, with restrictions on Jokic and Murray as well. In the opposite position, the thick eyebrows opened to defend Jokic, James took over Jokic at the end of the second half, and there were a lot of intermediate periods for Hachimura to defend Jokic. The effect has long been decided, only to say single defense, no one can completely prevent it, thick eyebrows were well defended in the first half of today, and at the decisive moment, Jokic ate a few in a row. Hachimura defends Jokic and frees up the thick eyebrows and allows the latter to sink down the line to defend the co-defense.

James defended Jokic and was able to take over Murray silkily, and the blitz against Murray at the end of the fourth quarter formed a steal and almost helped the Lakers win the game. However, the Nuggets played a perverted three-pointer after James counterattacked and scored, and inside and out, the Lakers lost by 1 point instead. Of course, this is individual rounds of bad luck. If James can swap roles with Hachimura, maybe the Lakers' defense will be better, but unfortunately James doesn't have the physical fitness to do so all over the court.

The Lakers G1 attacked on the strong side and harassed Jokic in the low post, and the weak side rotated in advance, and the discipline was already considerable. The effect of this support in the middle is also remarkable. Others just did it, and this incident actually happened to Russell several times.

In theory, Russell, who plays against the low-play wing Pope, is indeed the best person to do this, although I estimate that his "point-to-point" style of helping to defend will most likely not be effective in a sustainable manner.

The Lakers have always had holes in the three-point line on the weak side, but the Nuggets have not punished them adequately, sometimes there are open spots on the weak side, the ball just isn't in Jokic's hands, and some of Murray's options are also debatable.

Therefore, Pope's three-point 4-of-0 is not the point, the point is that the Nuggets can't shoot, and there are really not many high-quality corner fixed-point opportunities in this game. This is what the Nuggets need to pay attention to when watching the video after the game.

The other thing that has to do with Pope is the Nuggets' alignment change. In this game, thick eyebrows threw and shot with the ball and exploded from mid-distance, and a lot of punishment for Jokic's single defense in the first half. Russell was also able to shoot three-pointers from point to point and with the ball. What's even more ruthless is that at the beginning of the third quarter, Zhan Mei combined his swords to block and dismantle, and the Nuggets were continuously penetrated in the middle, and Jokic's defense was a little overwhelmed.

So, Malone changed the position, Pope led the defense of James, Gordon topped the thick eyebrows, and Jokic went to defend Hachimura, who had a relatively low tactical position. This reversal turned the tide of things, with Bushy Eyebrows being less valuable and less effective in their tactics, and James failing to adequately punish Pope. Pope can hold up this group of opponents with a lot of size differences, and is the invisible hero of the Nuggets.

But the Lakers forced the Nuggets to change after all. The Nuggets have made Ham do countless permutations and combinations in the matter of thick eyebrows, Hachimura, and James against Jokic, and now the Lakers can also let Jokic dodge the edge, which can be regarded as unlocking the second form of the Nuggets.

The post-game article said that Jokic, and the Nuggets' overall defense, was largely a loose and then tightened process. Jokic, as the core, still plays the No. 5 position in the center of the storm on the defensive end, and controlling fouls is his job to complete, so he must be loose in the early stage. The Lakers played a first-mover advantage in both games, which is not unrelated to the intensity of the Nuggets at different stages.

The Lakers are going to keep the game going. When G3 returns to its home court, the blowing penalty will go to the Lakers, and the Nuggets' opening confrontation is likely to weaken. If the Nuggets continue the G2 modified alignment, it is not impossible for the Lakers to choose to attack Gordon and Pope from the beginning. Jokic is certainly unique, and in terms of the depth of the Nuggets, aren't Gordon and Pope irreplaceable?

The Nuggets have abandoned Jordan Jr. and need Gordon to top the No. 5 position, and Pope is far better off the ground than the Nuggets bench puzzle as a 3-and-D wing. So far, except for G1 Gordon's 2 fouls in the first quarter, the Nuggets, who lack depth in the rotation, have not been trapped by the foul count and cannot cause a foul stoppage, which is neither conducive to retreating defense, nor is it conducive to extending the game time, allowing James to rest. This is a situation that the Lakers cannot accept.

Then again, once again, the Lakers didn't take advantage of the Nuggets bench.

G1 talked after the game, "James still has to add time. Or, together with thick eyebrows, fill in this articulation. ”

In the second and fourth quarters of Jokic's break, Ham did take James, but not with thick eyebrows. Zhan Mei swapped rest time, and as a result, Thick Mei played against Jokic at the end of the first and third quarters and did not play. James played against Murray and Gordon in the second and fourth quarters with the bench, and he didn't play. Hayes became an ornament, and was sought after by Braun and Gordon. James is good at defending and counterattacking, and the Lakers can't defend it inside, so there is no way to talk about counterattack.

So, the G2 Lakers have an invisible reason for losing because James has less time. Maybe it was the lead that opened the champagne in advance, maybe the G1 consumption was too big for fear that Zhan Mei would be tired, Ham boldly let the two rest for a while longer than the previous game, and Zhan Mei led the team, and the Lakers either collapsed defense or offense.

It's not okay.

G3 Wood and Van der Biao could return. It is unknown what the state of the two is, but there is still a lot of hope for better than Hayes and Vincent, who is still sluggish. The Lakers' transition may be improved.

However, the safer approach is still that Zhan Mei plays for 48 minutes and rests on the court if he wants to rest. G3 is two days away from G2, which is good news. G3 is playing at home, which is also good news.

G3 will send it if it loses, which is bad news.

Therefore, the Lakers need an all-out game where Zhan Mei is full of intensity and can cause damage from the start. Perhaps, the thick eyebrows and Russell's hand can't be maintained, and the Nuggets may also feel a big rebound, but the Lakers don't have a choice. G3 is the final battle, and they have to win the opening and transitions.

There is no way, because of the matter of collecting juice, the Nuggets are so familiar that people are desperate.