After the first round of this season's NBA playoffs was released, the Purple and Gold Lakers, who advanced to the seventh place in the West, and the series of defending champion Nuggets have attracted much attention, The three armies once established a lead of as many as 20 points, but they still did not escape the fate of losing, the last two quarters collapsed directly, and Murray was killed at the last moment, losing 99-101, losing to the Nuggets ten times in a row, the Lakers already have demons, and the Purple and Gold Army, which was beaten out of the shadows, staged the illusion of the Black Seven Miracle was completely shattered!
The Lakers played their strongest game of the season, but still suffered a 20-point comeback
In this game, the Lakers can be said to have played the strongest dominance of the season, facing the league's top inside, the long-bullied thick eyebrows Anthony Davis, this game was very tough, 14 of 19 shots, 32 points and 11 rebounds with high efficiency, Russell, who is often criticized by Lakers fans, is like a god on the outside, 7 of 11 three-pointers cut 23 points, and the thirty-year-old Lebrun James, the last quarter also regained the dominance of the peak battle, scoring 12 points alone and handing over 26 in the game+8+12+2+2 quasi-triple-double data.
In addition to being hot on the offensive end, the Lakers were also good enough on the defensive end, choking the Nuggets' three-pointers, and the defending champions only scored three points in Jokic and Porter, and the other players combined to shoot 0 of 20 three-pointers, but in this case, the Lakers were still reversed with a 20-point lead.
Compared with losing, morale and self-confidence have been frustrated, which makes the Lakers desperate
A 20-point lead in any series is a huge blow to the team's morale, and this game has had an even bigger impact on the Lakers, who were still eliminated by the Nuggets who were far from performing at their normal level despite the team's best performance of the season, sending them to a 10-game losing streak.
This is bound to hit the self-confidence of the whole team, in competitive sports, there is not a terrible gap in strength, as long as there is the determination and courage to win, even the weak team has the hope of winning an upset, but the Nuggets won in this battle, completely crushing the self-confidence of the soldiers of the Purple and Gold Army, and also announced the final outcome of the series.
Before the start of this group of series, the Nuggets were more optimistic about the qualifiers, but if the Lakers can grab a win on the road and break the demons facing the Nuggets, they may still be led by the Zhan Mei duo to stage the Black Seven Miracle, but after this game, the possibility of the Purple and Gold Army getting down to the bottom instantly becomes zero, avoiding being swept again, and it has become the goal of the Lakers' next game.