On April 26, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G3 officially started, and the Lakers returned to their home court to play against the Nuggets. This game is a must-win game for the Lakers, and only in this way can the suspense of the series be preserved. In the first two games, the Lakers tried their best, but they still couldn't beat the defending champions, and they are currently down 0-2.
The Lakers have not changed their personnel in the adverse situation of 0-2 down, Wood may have made a comeback, but ultimately failed to return, while Vanderbilt continued to be sidelined. In terms of the starting lineup, Coach Ham remains the same, still sticking to the lineup of the first two games, still Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, James and Davis. It depends on whether there will be some changes in the matchup, after all, Hachimura is not very effective in defending Jokic now, and maybe Davis can be directly marked.
In order to be in better shape in this game, the core of the team James and Davis also came to the court early to prepare for the game, hoping to achieve a victory at home. James came to the arena three and a half hours early and began to prepare for the game in advance, shooting drills, and wanted to have a better performance this time. In fact, in the past 2 games, the Lakers performed well in the first half, but unfortunately their physical fitness was a little unable to keep up in the second half, and they were finally overtaken by the Nuggets.
IN ORDER TO BRING MORE ENERGY TO THE PLAYERS, THE LAKERS' HOME COURT HAS ALSO BECOME A SEA OF GOLD, WITH GOLDEN T-SHIRTS ON EACH SEAT IN THE ARENA MARKED WITH THE LAKERS' PLAYOFF SLOGAN "TAKES EVERYBODY". After the game starts, I believe the atmosphere is still very hot, and the next thing is to see how the players perform on the field.
However, after falling behind 0-2, there seems to be some situation within the Lakers, and according to outside reports, the Lakers are dissatisfied with some of Davis's post-game remarks after the last game. "We've proven what we're capable of, but we didn't know what we're going to do on both ends of the floor for a while," Davis said at the time. These candid words made the Lakers feel uneasy and disappointed.