On April 23, Beijing time, the Lakers played away against the Nuggets, and the Lakers lost to the Nuggets 99-101 at the end of the game. In this game, 14 of 19 thick eyebrows scored 32 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, James got 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, Russell got 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, including 7 of 11 outside three-pointers, and in the game the Lakers once led to 20 points, it can be said that the Lakers have played well enough in this game, but in the second half of the game, the Lakers really did not show the intensity of the first half of the game, and there were low-level mistakes and could not protect the rebounds。
At the same time, in this game, Hachimura's performance was bad enough, at the end of the game, Hachimura only got 3 points and 5 rebounds in 1 of 7, and the plus-minus value -7 ranked third from the bottom of the team, and on the court, Hachimura was not only in a bad offensive state, it can be seen that Hachimura's defense in the game was also quite bad, and the defense was slow and leaking people on the court, and at the critical moment, Hachimura was empty for three points and iron, it can be said that Hachimura in this game really deserves to be batched, but unfortunately Hamm is really too stubborn and inflexible. In fact, in the G1 game, Hachimura played well, but in this game, Hachimura was not reused, but Prince, who performed badly, was reused, and when it came to this game, when Hachimura played badly and Prince performed better, Hamm insisted on keeping Hachimura on the court, so it can be said that Hamm is really too obsessed.
So from Hamm's choice, you can know that Hamm's on-the-spot coaching ability is too bad, it is obvious that after Hamm has made a good tactical arrangement before the game, even if the player plays a very bad performance in the game, then Hamm will still stick to the good tactics, although Hamm's approach is not a big deal, but the Lakers are now facing the key Nuggets defending the title, so Hamm's approach hurts the team, because every detail on the court will determine the direction of the game, and Ham should correctly use Hachimura and Prince in the next game, and whoever is in better shape of the two should stay on the court。 At the same time, the referee's blowing penalty in this game also caused some controversy, especially Russell was fouled by Porter, but the referee directly changed the decision after the Nuggets challenge, and Russell also meant it after the game.
Speaking after the game, Russell said about the reversal: "I like the state of the team and I like the chances we created to win. Some of the controversial blows really changed the direction of the game, so that's what happened, we've all seen it. Although Russell did not directly criticize the referee, it is obvious that Russell is alluding to the referee's blowing of the penalty is not conducive to the Lakers, and at this time, although the Lakers' free throw issue has been full of controversy, it has to be said that in some games, the Lakers really suffered. However, it is also a good thing for the Lakers to lose the game and see Russell recover, and if Russell can continue to maintain this form, then it is possible for the Lakers to return to their home court and win the game.
Speaking about the team's 20-point comeback, James said: The Nuggets are a very good team on offense, and we know they're going to find their rhythm at some point. We don't want to let them play a wave of highs easily, especially at home of the opposition. We just had to hold on defensively, and, I think we did it today, but we still wasted our 20-point lead. It can be seen that James is a little helpless, after all, the Lakers once led by 20 points in this game, but the Lakers still suffered a reversal, so James was obviously hit a little, but the current Lakers are not to the point of despair, if the Lakers can hold their home court in the next game, then the Lakers are still expected to turn the tables in this series.