At ten o'clock in the morning on April 23, Beijing time, in the second round of the first round of the Western Conference of the 23-24 NBA playoffs, the Nuggets played the Lakers at home. Both teams are playing with the main force.
Briefing of the game
At the beginning of the game, Russell made 3 of 3 three-pointers, and the Lakers got off to a good start, but Jokic then made 2 of 2 three-pointers, and the Nuggets trailed the Lakers by 15 points at 24-28 at the end of the first quarter and 44-59 at halftime. Russell scored 24 points on 6-of-7 three-pointers in the first half and 11-of-12 from the field, and the Lakers had a god-level performance in the first half.
James really fights!
Coming back in the second half, the Lakers once led by 20 points, whether it was defense or offense, thick eyebrows were god-level performances. However, in the last five minutes of the third quarter, there were no points, thick eyebrows were fouled four times, Russell stopped the bleeding with three points, and the Nuggets chased a 12-point difference, and the Nuggets trailed by 10 points at 69:79 at the end of the third quarter.
Four minutes into the fourth quarter, the Nuggets chased a five-point gap, the Lakers took a timeout, and when the Nuggets chased a two-point gap, James hit two three-pointers in a row to stabilize the position
In the last four minutes, the Nuggets trailed by four points at 85:89, and the Lakers took a timeout; James made a basket 2+1, added free throws, Jokic scored with a hook hand under the basket, 87:91; Reaves hit a shot, Murray scored under the basket, 89:93; Jokic 2+1, James scored on a dunk, Porter Jr. hit a three-point shot, 95:95; the last 1 minute and 15 seconds; Russell hit a shot, the Lakers led by 2 points, and the Nuggets paused; Murray hit two free throws, 97:97;In the end, Murray struck a stunner, and the Lakers did not break the curse in the end, and the Nuggets led 2:0!
Player stats for both teams in this match
Lakers
Thick eyebrows: 14-of-18 two-pointers, 0-of-1 three-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws, 32 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
Russell: 1-of-5 from two-point range and 7-of-11 from three-point range, finishing with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists
James: 6-of-13 from two-point range, 3-of-6 from three-point range, 5-of-7 from the free-throw line, with 26 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists
Reaves: 3-of-6 two-pointers and 1-of-5 three-pointers, with nine points, six rebounds and two assists
Nuggets
Jokic: 7-of-12 from two-point range, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line for 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists
Porter Jr.: 2-of-3 two-pointers, 6-of-10 three-pointers, 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist
Jamal Murray: 9-of-19 from two-point range, 0-of-5 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
Aaron Gordon: 5-of-8 from two-point range, 0-of-2 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 14 points, seven rebounds and two assists