On April 26, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers lost at home, losing 105-112 to the defending champion Nuggets, and fell behind 0-3. The process of the game was similar to the first two games, the Lakers led in the first half, the third quarter was reversed, and the Nuggets ended the suspense in the final quarter, as if it was the same as the law, nothing changed. The Lakers led by 10 points at one point, and the team that won in the end was still the Nuggets, and the Lakers players must have been frustrated, and their confidence was completely crushed. Although the series is not over yet, there is no suspense for the Lakers to be out, and it is time to consider whether there will be a big change in the offseason.
In this game, the Lakers' thick eyebrows cut 33 points and 15 rebounds, and really tried his best, cutting 30+ in 3 consecutive games, which was enough to let himself stand and leave, even if he left the team in the future, he didn't have any guilt. Reaves scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, and in the final moments, he relied on him to lead the team to chase points, James scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, but he made 1 of 6 three-pointers, and his long-range shooting performance was not very good. Russell was 0-of-7, he was the biggest sinner in the loss, and Hachimura had 5 points and 2 rebounds. For the Nuggets, Jokic had 24 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, Gordon had 29 points and 15 rebounds, and Porter had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
There was also a sad scene in this game, the game went to the fourth quarter, thick eyebrows attacked under the basket, and as a result, the other 4 Lakers all stood outside the three-point line to watch the play, no one answered, thick eyebrows fell into a 1 hit 5 situation, it was really a miracle, it was strange that the Lakers could win the game like this. Thick eyebrows or leave the team, while he is young, he can still compete for the championship in other teams, even if he joins some weak teams, he can get a big contract, and he doesn't have to waste time in the Lakers, he has cut 30+10 data in 30 consecutive games, but the Lakers can't win a single game, who do you think is the most responsible?
Lakers veteran James is not easy either, he is 39 years old and still fighting in the playoffs, but he has also set an embarrassing record. According to statistics, James has suffered 7 consecutive defeats in the playoffs, setting a new personal career record for Lao Zhan, and the Lakers have suffered 11 consecutive defeats against the Nuggets, and the last time they won was in 2022, and they haven't won against the Nuggets for 2 years. James can't disagree with the old, his stats are still good, but the decline in dominance on the court is too obvious, especially in the third and fourth quarters, James has been unable to do so, and often makes relatively low-level mistakes.
And the famous Su Qun's comments on the Lakers' 0-3 defeat to the Nuggets can be said to hit the nail on the head, the Lakers can only play two good quarters with the current core lineup, because James can't last more than 36 minutes. Really to the point, James's fitness is the biggest problem and the most important reason why the Lakers have been reversed in a row, and his performance in the first half and the second half can be said to be in stark contrast.
Su Qun also believes that Russell is not surprised to score 7 in this game, he can score 7 three-pointers in the last game, and he can also not score in this game, which is this type of player. The Lakers' best chance to win is in G2, helplessly killed by Murray, and was also completed by the Nuggets to complete a 20-point reversal, and now it may only be a matter of time before it is swept 4-0, and then it depends on whether Zhuge Malone will show mercy, in the final stage of this game, Malone seems to have called a timeout, as if he was calling for James, and he didn't want to see James at this age struggling so much.