Well-known journalist Shams reported two days ago that Wood will make a comeback in G3 of this series. Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin also said that Van der Biao is expected to return in G3 at the highest. But today the Lakers officially announced the injury report, and tomorrow's G3, these two players will not be able to play.
The original plan was cancelled, and Wood and Van der Biao will postpone their comebacks, and G4 will be on the court at the earliest. Today the Lakers held a practice session in Los Angeles, and Wood practiced shooting on his own after the practice.
Wood has been absent since Feb. 14 due to an injury and arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. This season, Wood is averaging 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1 assist in 17.4 minutes per game. He has a tall reach, rebounding ability, and can also open up a little space, although the defensive end is lacking, Wood is not a side effect for the Lakers, can reduce the pressure on the thick eyebrows on the inside, and when the thick eyebrows are troubled by fouls, it is also possible to go up and top Jokic.
James is still very focused in training today, and his expression is serious. It can be seen that a lot of gray hair has popped out of his head, and he has also been studying tactics against the Nuggets recently.
After practice, James spoke of the Lakers' experience from playing the first two games: "It's all about continuity. It doesn't matter what you can do in the first 47 and a half minutes. You have to finish the game and we didn't do that. We have to do better. We're really happy and excited about some of the things we've done in the first 2 games, but we have to do a better job of finishing the game. ”
A 20-point lead is really nothing, and being able to hold on to the end is the real skill. The Nuggets will punish you with every mistake you make, play momentum and offensive highs, and constantly discourage you, thus eating away at those leads little by little, and eventually reversing the game.
Against the Nuggets, the Lakers had to be extremely focused for every minute and every second of the 48 minutes, not allowing them to seize their opportunities, nor getting caught up in their offensive rhythm, and once they felt that something was wrong, Ham had to call a timeout in time.
Thick eyebrows said after the last game: "We have proven our ability, but for a while we didn't know what was going on on both ends of the pitch. ”
"I just think sometimes the tactics don't go the way you think and the frustration comes in, but I don't think it's because we're not organised enough, I think our coaching staff has always been very talented and we're proud of ourselves, whether it's in regular training or shooting drills or in games, we're proud of how efficient and organised." So I'll put it down to frustration, you know it's an emotional game, so I have reservations about that. ”
Well, Hamm will still say. But I'm still haunted by the fact that I had two timeouts left in the last game and didn't ask for a challenge for James to be whistled for a foul.
Nuggets coach Mike Malone said today: "We've talked about the game plan for the rest of the game, with tweaks for a lot of different players and tactics that we haven't even shown yet. ”
Tomorrow's G3 against the Nuggets, ESPN gives the Lakers a win rate of 44.4%, which is higher than the previous two games.
With their backs to the water, the Lakers need to contribute 100% unreservedly and treat tomorrow's game as the last tie-breaker. Because if you lose, you really don't have a chance to go back from 0-3.
There are 33 teams in NBA history that have gone 0-2 in the playoffs, and James has done it three times, in the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals against the Pistons, in the 2016 Finals against the Warriors, and in the 2018 Eastern Conference against the Celtics.
I hope that tomorrow's battle will play a beautiful counterattack, successfully defend the home field, and blow the horn of reversal.