During the NBA regular season on April 23, the Lakers experienced a thrilling final 51 seconds in a fierce confrontation with the Nuggets. Lakers star LeBron James forced a driving layup with less than a minute left in the game to help the Lakers close the score to 99-97.
Subsequently, Jokic and Murray of the Nuggets played through a delicate two-man turn, and Murray scored against James' defense, and the two sides were tied at 99. Immediately after, the Lakers had possession of the ball, but James missed a three-point shot from the outside. While some thought that the ball should have been passed to a teammate in the bottom corner, especially considering that James had already scored two three-pointers and that his teammate was not in the best of luck in the game, the tension and fast-moving circumstances of the game meant that James' choice was not too much of a problem in the situation.
The game entered the final period, and neither side chose to call a timeout, and the Nuggets controlled the ball. Murray called for one-on-one defense with the Lakers' Anthony Davis in this offense, created shooting space by stepping back, and completed a key game-winning shot under Davis' defense, and finally the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 101-99 to take the series into a 2-0 lead.
This loss is undoubtedly a heavy blow for the Lakers, but the game is over and what matters is how to face the future. Hopefully, the Lakers can learn from this game, adjust their condition, maintain the good performance in the first two games, and face the next two games at home with more determination and fighting spirit, and strive to drag the series back to the same starting line.