NBA playoffs, the rematch between the Nuggets and the Lakers! The Nuggets reversed the Lakers in the first round to show their strong dominance, which is to play, let you lead in the front, and collect the juice in the back. As long as the Nuggets play and reduce unnecessary fouls and turnovers, it will be no problem to win. The Lakers have no way out, and they need to win at least one away road to have any hope of advancing to the series, otherwise they will wait to go home and fish.
The Lakers are still the quicker side to get into the game, Russell rebounds strongly, the outside line is not missing, and James is just as efficient. On the other hand, the Nuggets had a frighteningly low shooting efficiency, no shots, no free throws, and once again dug a double-digit hole. Porter's long-range three-pointer finally came, and Reaves kept it tight at mid-range, 24-14 Lakers.
After the two sides rotated the lineup, Jokic scored five points in a row with a three-pointer + flexible layup, stopping Ham 19-24. Davis scored back-to-back points from mid-range, while Jokic still couldn't solve it, but his teammates almost missed the three-point shot, and he couldn't shoot the three-point opportunity, wasting Jokic's good pass.
During the time when James and Murray were each leading the team, the Lakers' shooting was terrible, and they relied on free throws to score, and the Nuggets seized the opportunity to catch up with the score. Russell's three-pointer came again, Gordon forced a second offense, James broke through to the layup and didn't, and Braun countered and hit the board. Vincent made a bad pass, but Murray missed a three-pointer. Russell's three-pointer is here again, and tonight is really superb, and it is up to him that the Lakers can maintain the lead.
After Jokic and Davis came back, the two were still very powerful, and no one could prevent anyone, the difference was that the former relied on passing to drive the team, and the latter relied on the middle distance, the Nuggets' three-point shots still didn't open, no matter how they shot, Davis had no solution in the middle distance, leading a wave of 11-2, and the point difference returned to double digits. Porter finally hit a three-pointer, and then the outside line was gone, James counterattacked and converted, and Zhan Mei came out of force to bring the difference to 12 points. Braun missed a three-pointer and Russell countered with a three-pointer to give the Lakers a 15-point lead over the Nuggets at 59-44.
The Lakers are really going to win this time, and their offensive touch is too good, especially Davis and Russell, the two can be said to be incomprehensible. Davis shot 11-of-12 and beat Jokic, and Russell made 6-of-7 three-pointers, much better than the previous one. The Nuggets' defense can't be defended, and the offense can't work, and they play badly, and it is very difficult to fill the hole this time. As long as the Lakers get one away game, they will be successful, very hopeful, and maintain the offensive rhythm. The Nuggets still played too sloppily at the beginning, underestimating their opponents' desire to win.