The NBA playoffs continued, and the second game of the Lakers against the Nuggets, because it was already 0-1 behind, so this game was already irreversible for the Lakers, and they could not hold the idea of returning to the home court to tie the score, so it was also anti-guest from the beginning. Russell was unusual, and he began to explode in the first quarter, shooting 3 of 3 three-pointers, which was really hot, and he shot 6 three-pointers in the half, which can be said to be the strongest game since the Nuggets. Not to be outdone, G1 scored 32 points, G2 continued to have such a strong performance, with 32 points in the third quarter, James is not old, and he scored 26 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in the whole game.
But unfortunately, with such a strong performance of the Big Three, the Lakers still lost by 2 points in the end. In the last 3 rounds, Murray made 1 foul and hit 2 free throws, and also scored 2 shots, facing James and thick eyebrows, completing the stunner. I have to say that a killer like Murray is really terrifyingly strong, the more critical the moment, the calmer he is, the Nuggets are lucky, Murray did not give up on him when he was seriously injured, and the trust he paid is now beginning to give back to the team in a steady stream. Just today, the NBA's all-time No. 1 triple-double record was unlocked by the 29-year-old supergiant
But the most praiseworthy thing, of course, is Jokic, who fully played the role of the backbone, when the Lakers were menacing in the first quarter, Russell and thick eyebrows both broke out, Jokic also cut a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds to help the team bite the point difference. In the second half of the chasing stage, Jokic's play is even more crucial, he has repeatedly singled thick eyebrows Hachimura successfully, cracked the Lakers' defensive strategy, and can always send assists in the face of the bag and assist defense, a total of 15 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in the second half, without his strong performance, the Nuggets have already been beaten in this game, and where is Murray's key shot. Fans also refer to Jokic's role as "big fire to collect the juice", which means to increase the heat to boil the water dry, and then the dish is baked.
In the whole game, Jokic played 39 minutes, some people say that his physical fitness is really a mystery, he gasped from the first 2 minutes, and as a result, he still had the strength to attack and defend in the 48th minute, and he once played 4 overtime for 65 minutes, it is really difficult for people to associate him with the fat man. In the face of the Lakers' encirclement and interception, Jokic still got 27 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, which also set a number of records.
First of all, Jokic is the only player who can score 25 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in the playoffs after the merger of the ABA and NBA, and his fifth triple-double of 20 rebounds is also the most after the merger. 4 triple-doubles at the 20+20+10 level, in the entire history, also tied with Chamberlain and tied for the first place in history.
Most importantly, Jokic broke the NBA's all-time triple-double rate, which was his 70th playoff game, but he has already scored 17 triple-doubles, a 24.3% triple-double rate that is the highest in history. Jokic is only 29 years old this year, and he obviously has more than 5 years of peak life, and if this trend continues, he may become a double triple-double king in the regular season + playoffs at the same time.