Every score in the NBA playoffs is very important, it can be just 2 points short and then lose the game, sometimes, a challenge, a change, can affect the outcome of the whole game. Everyone believes that there may be a difference in quality between teams, but many people do not believe that one team will always be the nemesis of the other. Once, the Clippers won 8 consecutive games against the Lakers, and the Clippers were the biggest nemesis of the Lakers, but in the regular season this season, the Lakers won 3-1 against the Clippers and finally overcame their demons. However, the Lakers have another nemesis, another demon - the Nuggets. 70+32+16! When you give everything you have and still can't win, that's the most desperate.
The series between the Lakers and the Nuggets was highly anticipated, and the first two games were held at the Nuggets' home court, and the Lakers took the lead in front, but in the end they were reversed by the Nuggets. Series G2, Jokic shot 9 of 16, a triple-double of 27 points + 20 rebounds + 10 assists + 2 steals, American media reporters reported that Jokic has 4 single-game 20 points + 20 rebounds + 10 assists in the playoffs, and he is tied with Chamberlain for the first place in history. At the same time, Jokic + Murray + Porter Jr. broke out together, blasting 70 points + 32 rebounds + 16 assists + 4 steals + 4 blocks together, leading the team to reverse the Lakers, and Murray completed the stunner.
In fact, the Lakers have the best chance to win Game 2, because the Big Three of James, Thick Eyebrows and Russell also broke out, blasting together with 82 points + 22 rebounds + 20 assists, and the Lakers have been leading and suppressing their opponents. But the Lakers' entire bench lineup had only Prince scoring six points and the others having 0 points. The Nuggets' bench lineup didn't score very well, but they scored a total of 12 points without turnovers, which is the rarest thing for them. In both games, the Lakers made far more mistakes than the Nuggets, and the defending champion Nuggets really had a good ability to control mistakes, and Malone did have something. There is another point, Lakers head coach Ham did not call a challenge, the on-the-spot reaction was too slow, Russell was slapped in the face, James was pulled on the arm, these can be challenged opportunities, Ham did not seize it.
I have to admit that the strength of the defending champion Nuggets is indeed strong. In the series, the Lakers led the Nuggets by 12 points in the first game, but in the end, the Nuggets reversed and won by 11 points. In the second game of the series, the Lakers led the Nuggets by 20 points, and the first three quarters were more than 10+ points ahead, as a result, in the final quarter, the Nuggets tied the point difference, and Jamal Murray finally threw in the whistle shot, the Lakers lost very badly, lost very badly, obviously leading so much, this can't even beat the opponent, when you give everything you have, but still can't win, this is the most desperate thing.
NBA reporters reported that the Los Angeles Lakers have suffered 10 consecutive defeats against the Nuggets, including the regular season and playoffs. In last year's playoffs, the Nuggets swept the Lakers 4-0, and in this year's regular season, the Nuggets swept the Lakers, plus in this year's playoffs, the Nuggets led the Lakers 2-0. Fans' expectations for the Lakers have changed from winning the series to "winning at least one Nuggets"! Yes, the Lakers need to avoid being swept by the Nuggets.
Now in the playoffs, the Nuggets are 2-0 Lakers, the Knicks are 2-0 ahead of the 76ers, the Timberwolves are 2-0 ahead of the Suns, and the Cavaliers are 2-0 ahead of the Magic. originally thought that the Suns swept the Timberwolves 3-0 in the regular season, and fans thought that the Suns' Big Three would play the Timberwolves, but as a result, they lost badly. As soon as the Timberwolves' defensive intensity in the playoffs increased, the shooting percentages of Durant, Booker and Beal all dropped sharply. The Suns lost by 25 points in the first game and 12 points in the second. American media NBA expert reporters and fans believe that the Lakers and Suns want to counterattack and the probability of advancing to the next round is very low.