The NBA playoffs continued, the Lakers played at home against the Nuggets, in the first two games, although the Lakers had a chance, they were never able to beat the Nuggets, especially in the last game, it was a pity to be killed in the last second.
In this game, the Lakers, who returned to their home court, also wanted to win the game very much. In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers played very well, blossoming more points, and outscored the Nuggets by 10 points in a single quarter. But the biggest problem for the Lakers is the lack of scoring points, except for James and Davis, the performance of other players is not stable, in the subsequent game, the Nuggets chased the score little by little, and in the third quarter, directly overtook the score, and maintained the advantage until the end of halftime. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 112-105 and won three consecutive series.
James got 26 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 block! James, who is 39 years old, played 43 minutes in this game, and it can be seen that James really wants to win this game, and his performance can be regarded as doing his best. In the game, he broke through the interior many times to score, and although the three-point shot was average, he was very active on the defensive end. However, after all, he is 39 years old, and his physical fitness has also been problematic in the last quarter, and there has even been a mistake in dribbling out of bounds.
Davis also played 43 minutes, got a luxurious double-double of 33 points and 15 rebounds, shot 14-of-23, and performed very well on the offensive end, scoring with a variety of means and a very big damage to the inside. Davis' biggest problem is that he can't prevent Jokic, and he was scored by Jokic in consecutive singles in the final quarter, which also made the Lakers lose the opportunity to chase points. However, judging from this game, Davis can be regarded as a demerit and a commendable performance.
Russell's performance could be described as a nightmare, playing 25 minutes, scoring a single point, and hitting zero of six three-pointers. There was neither offense nor defense on the court, and in the last quarter of chasing points, Russell, who was desperate to score, also played unreasonably. The poor form also made the manager put him on the bench at the last minute, and as a player with an annual salary of nearly 20 million, Russell's performance was really not worthy of his salary. As long as he can be tougher, the Lakers have every chance to win the game, and Russell will have to take the blame for this game.
After losing this game, James led the Lakers to a 10-game losing streak against the Nuggets. The current Lakers don't want to win the series, even if it is very difficult to win a game, it can be said that James and the Lakers have said goodbye to this season early.