On April 23, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, and the second game of the series between the Lakers and the Nuggets continued to be at the Nuggets' home court. In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers showed a good hand, especially Russell, who was 1 of 9 three-pointers in the last game, broke out directly this time, and shot 3 three-pointers when he came up, and the Lakers also maintained a 4-point lead. In the second quarter, thick eyebrows took over the game, scoring 14 points on 7 shots, Russell hit 3 more three-pointers, the Nuggets themselves felt sluggish on the outside, and the point difference was quickly widened, and at halftime, the Lakers led 59-44.
In the third quarter, the Lakers continued to exert their strength, and the difference came to 20 points, but Jokic began to step up, sending 8 points and 4 assists to narrow the difference. In the last quarter, the Nuggets were like a rainbow, the offense was difficult to resist, and the Lakers relied on James' key ball to survive, but Porter's key three points, Murray scored 6 points in the last 3 rounds and successfully shot the killer shot. In the whole game, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Lakers 101-99. The Lakers are down 0-2, illustrating 3 facts: James is really old, and the midseason championship has no gold content
After 2 playoff games, it can be seen that James is really old and a little powerless. G1 broke through and slipped in the last 1 minute, and it was heart-wrenching to watch. And this game, in the last 1 minute or so, James first defended Murray twice, couldn't keep up with the rhythm, and he scored all of them, and then in the last attack of the Lakers, the big empty three-point deviation, which is a manifestation of lack of physical fitness. Even if he can be 3 years younger, James will not have such a situation, but at the age of 39, he can still get a quasi-triple-double of 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists in such a high-intensity game, which is not easy, please be merciful.
The Lakers were in danger, this time Zhan Mei broke out, Russell also scored 23 points and shot 7 three-pointers, while the Lakers 34 three-pointers 8 did not open at all, but the Lakers still lost, and the series was completely towards a 4-0 or 4-1 score. Now it seems that the mid-season tournament produced by the NBA is really insufficient, and the Lakers won the mid-season championship, but in front of the real champion Nuggets, they were beaten to no end. At the same time, the runner-up Pacers in the midseason lost like a Bucks without a letter brother, which shows that the real strong teams don't care much about this event.
Mr. Yoo scored 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists again, but everyone is actually accustomed to his performance, and the real surprise of the Nuggets is Murray. scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, and scored 6 times in the last 3 rounds, either shooting or making free throws, and all of them were scored on Zhan Mei's head, and the last shot was a death sentence for the Lakers. In the regular season, Murray was not even selected as an All-Star, and the best team was even more impossible, but judging from his performance in the playoffs last year and this year, he can definitely be regarded as a top five defender in the league, and it is Murray's explosion that has raised the ceiling of the Nuggets and become a real champion team.