On April 23, Beijing time, in the NBA playoffs, the Denver Nuggets reversed the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 at home, leading 2-0. The Lakers led by 15 points in the first half, and the Lakers once stretched to 20 points in the third quarter, but the Nuggets narrowed to 10 points after the third quarter, and the Nuggets tied 26-16 in the final quarter
[Data of the two teams]
Nuggets: Jokic 27 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, Murray 20 points and 5 assists, Porter 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 three-pointers, Gordon 14 points and 7 rebounds, Braun 10 points and 2 rebounds.
Lakers: James 26 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds, Davis 32 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, Russell 23 points, 6 assists and 7 three-pointers.
[Star of the game - Jamal Murray]
Murray completed the final shot, shooting 9-of-24 from the field and 0-of-5 from three-point range, finishing with 20 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds.
【Trivia】
Ham did not adjust the starting line after the G1 loss, and the substitutes were still Vincent, Dinwiddie, Hayes, and Prince.
According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, Vanderbilt will be back in G3 as soon as possible.
【Contest Review】
Russell became the Lakers' vanguard at the beginning of the first quarter, shooting 3-of-3 from three-point range, and his uncharacteristically three-point performance surprised Malone, after all, Russell has made 3-of-24 three-pointers in the past five playoff meetings. Coupled with Anthony Davis's performance of 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block in 4 of 5, Jokic only went all out to attack at the beginning, scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in the first quarter with 3 of 4 + 2 three-pointers, and Murray was hatted by James in 2 of 7 in the first quarter, and the Lakers led the Nuggets 28-24 after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Russell's three-point hand did not decrease, and there were two more in the opening game, Braun of the Nuggets bench also scored 6 points in a row, James made two fouls and made two free throws, Gordon dunked under the basket, Jokic and thick eyebrows appeared together, and after Jokic and thick eyebrows appeared together, thick eyebrows hit three shots, one stepped on the three-point line and hit the shots, and the three-second zone was also thrown, thick eyebrows scored 14 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal in 7 of 7 in a single quarter, and 11 of 12 in the half scored 24 points, and he became the first contributor to the Lakers to stretch the difference to 15 points, Russell 18 points and 6 three-pointers were the second contributors。
Yibian fought again, the Lakers opened with two thick eyebrows 2+1, Reaves helped the Lakers pull up to 20 points for a while, and then the Lakers didn't score a point in the next 4 minutes, the Nuggets played a wave of 9-0 climax, thick eyebrows also ate a fourth foul in a cover, and the Nuggets have shrunk to 9 points after Jokic hit again, and Zhan Mei is obviously tired. Ham replaced the thick eyebrows, Russell made a key three-pointer, Russell broke through and was obviously slapped in the face Malone challenged successfully, James broke through and blew James for an offensive foul, and the Lakers led the Nuggets by 10 points 79-69 after the referee's controversial decision.
In the final quarter, Gordon ate Hayes alone, Prince hit a three-point shot, Braun made a layup in the air, Braun made a foul with a rebound in the frontcourt, and the Nuggets stopped Ham 8-3. Murray's two shots have narrowed it to 2 points, LeBron's key two three-pointers stretched it to 8 points again, and after Gordon hit both free throws, James missed Jokic and threw himself to Ham for a timeout. Jokic narrowed it to 1 point after 2+1, James steals and dunks, Porter Jr. equalizes with three points, and Murray shoots a stunner.
[Both teams start]
Nuggets: Murray, Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Porridge;
Lakers: Russell, Reaves, James, Hachimura, Davis;
Text/Yan Xiaobai