Today's NBA playoffs are ignited, the Nuggets face the Lakers at home, the first round of the first competition between the two sides, James and Davis are almost full of firepower, the Lakers have a comprehensive advantage in the first three quarters, but the Nuggets are directly harvested in the final quarter, obviously only relying on Zhan Mei, if you want to win against the defending champion, you need Russell, Rivers and other players to stand up and share the pressure of the stars.
With the famous master of the court as the referee, will the Nuggets defend their home court and rewrite the series to 2-0 and maintain a 10-game winning streak against the Lakers, or will the Lakers end the losing streak and steal a win on the road?
At the beginning of the game, Murray made a long pass to Porter on the left outside, and immediately scored three points after receiving the ball. Then Russell hit three consecutive three-pointers, and James hat Murray's heavy dunk gave the Lakers an 11-2 lead by six points. Murray scored on a fast-break jumper to help the Nuggets chase points. James countered and scored a layup on a quick catch, but missed the free throw. Then Gordon quickly dunked and responded to Lao Zhan, but James grabbed the board and made a long pass directly to Davis in the front court, and made an easy layup, and this wave of counterattacks played quickly.
Davis made Jokic foul and hit two free throws, James grabbed an open three-pointer, Rivers rebounded in the frontcourt, assisted on a layup and Davis scored a layup, and the Lakers led to double digits. Porter pulls out a three-pointer from the outside and goes straight in. Rivers made a quick stop and scored from mid-range. Jokic hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, then scored five straight points on a quick layup, and the Nuggets narrowed it to five points. Davis got up under the basket and put in two points, but Jokic felt hot, and a three-pointer on the right side pierced the heart, scoring eight consecutive points! Davis scored from mid-range, and Jokic crushed a layup to make a foul and hit both free throws. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led by 4 points, Russell was in good shape, and Jokic had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals in the first quarter, with a double-double.
In the second quarter, James broke through the middle for a layup, and the referee awarded a foul, but Murray had a big opinion and signaled to challenge, and James showed that he was a hitter! The Nuggets really challenged, and succeeded, and James was slapped in the face on the spot.
Braun cut in on the left side, drilled into the crowd and scored a layup; then James broke through again to make Braun foul and hit both free throws; Gordon scored on a fast break and both sides dunked violently; Russell received the ball on the right side and shot directly to continue the three-point firepower; Gordon made a foul under the basket; Braun hit the board with an arrow on horseback, and the Nuggets narrowed it to 1 point. Russell went head-to-head with a three-pointer and went 5-of-5 from three-point range. Jokic missed a three-pointer from the left outside but didn't make a layup under the basket, and then Davis hit a layup. Porter hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, you have Russell, I have Porter Jr.
Davis rolled over to the mid-range, then held the ball to the restricted area, hooked and hit again, helping the Lakers lead to five points. Prince hit a three-pointer from the right, Gordon hit from mid-range, and Davis responded from mid-range. Davis hit again from mid-range, Porter hit it from outside the right, James held the ball, distributed the ball to Davis, and scored with a layup under the basket. Jokic singled out Davis, fouled with his left hand, and hit both free throws, and Davis stepped back to the middle range to continue to score, dreaming of returning to the park. James rushed to the frontcourt, counterattacked and scored a layup to score 2+1, Pope couldn't hold it, and hit a free throw; Russell borrowed cover on the left side and hit three points again, the Lakers played a 10-2 to end the halftime battle, and at halftime, the Lakers led the Nuggets by as many as 15 points at 59-44.
Davis was in excellent form in the half, with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Russell made 6 three-pointers, and James 10+6+7. There are 12+12+2+2 breaks.
In the second half, Davis and Rivers helped the Lakers lead to 20 points, after which the Nuggets launched a counterattack and played a 17-6 to narrow to single digits, and in the final quarter, Murray hit consecutive shots, and the Nuggets chased from 20 points to 2 points. James hit two consecutive three-pointers to stretch it to eight points again. Jokic scored consecutive points, beating Davis 2+1 to get it, and Porter scored three points confidently to tie the score. Russell and James hit one after another, Murray hit both free throws to tie again, James missed a three-point shot, and then Murray scored from mid-range to complete an epic 20-point comeback to beat the Lakers 101-99 and rewrite the series to 2-0.
After this battle, the Lakers have lost 10 consecutive games against the Nuggets, Davis hit 32+11+2, but did not score in the final quarter, James 26+8+12, including 12 points in the final quarter. Murray 20+3+5, including 14 points in the final quarter, and hit a buzzer-shot shot, and Jokic exploded with a 27+20+10 triple-double.
The question is, whether the Nuggets will sweep the Lakers again, the comment section is discussed.