At 10 o'clock on April 23, the NBA Western Conference playoffs continued, and the Lakers once again attacked away to challenge the Nuggets, a strong opponent in the West. In terms of regular season performance, the Nuggets finished second in the West, while the Lakers secured the No. 7 seed through the play-offs.
In the first quarter, Jokic played well, playing a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds in the first quarter. On the Lakers' side, Davis and Russell are in acceptable shape and will be opposed. The Lakers led 28-24.
Entering the second quarter, the Nuggets' offensive effect was average, except for Jokic, the rest of the people performed averagely, and Murray frequently hit iron. Russell hit all of his first five three-pointers, and the Lakers hit a wave of climaxes and easily widened the gap. After halftime, the Lakers overpowered the Nuggets 59-44. At this time, Russell had shot 6 of 7 three-pointers, and Davis was 11 of 12.
In the second half, the Lakers maintained a terrifying offensive state, especially the thick eyebrows played 2 consecutive 2+1, Reaves scored three points in the front, and the advantage was increased to 20 points! After that, it was still Jokic who got into the groove and helped the team narrow the difference, and the rest still lacked offensive desire. The Nuggets scored 10 points and ended the three-quarter battle.
In the final quarter, the Nuggets started with an 8-3 run to narrow by 5 points, and the game entered the decisive moment! Hachimura hit 1 of 2 free throws, and Murray scored 4 consecutive points to chase the difference of 2 points. Pop failed to return the three points, James got the rebound, Vincent passed back, James forced three points, and hit again, these two three-point shots are really hard!
Murray scored a basket, Jokic hit 2+1 to chase 1 point! James scored on a steal and dunk, but Porter chased down a three-point shot and equalized! Russell scored on a layup, and the Nuggets took a timeout. Murray made 2 free throws. James scored a quick layup, Murray hit a large 2-point shot, James missed a three-point shot, and with 6 seconds left, the Nuggets did not pause the last offense, and Murray scored on a mid-range shot to complete the kill. 101-99! The Lakers had a 20-point lead in the game, and the Nuggets finally recovered the suspense of the game. James had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, and Murray exploded in the final moments.