On April 23, Beijing time, in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Lakers lost to the Nuggets 99-101 again, falling behind 0-2 in total.
After the opening, Russell hit three consecutive three-pointers to help the Lakers seize the lead, Davis was also active on the inside, and after the Lakers led to 11 points, Jokic began to exert strength, and a series of offensive successes helped the Nuggets catch up with the score. At the end of the first half, James, Davis and Russell combined to launch a wave of offense to help the Lakers build a 15-point advantage at halftime.
The Lakers once continued their offensive to widen the gap to 20 points, but the Nuggets made a 13-0 comeback to catch up with the score. In the final quarter, the Nuggets counterattacked violently and once chased the difference to only 1 point, James continued to score points to help the Lakers maintain a slight advantage, and at the last moment, Jokic helped the Nuggets catch up with the score, Murray shot to complete the stunner, and finally the Nuggets reversed the Lakers 101-99, leading 2-0.
According to statistics, in the history of the NBA playoffs, the team with a big score of 0-2 has a series record of 33 wins and 416 losses, and only 7.3% of the teams eventually turned around.
For the Lakers, thick eyebrows had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, James had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, and Russell had 23 points and 6 assists.
For the Nuggets, Jokic had 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, Porter had 22 points and 9 rebounds, and Murray had 20 points and 5 assists.