The Lakers lost 11 in a row! Strange soldiers bombed 29 + 15, Zhan Mei scored 59 points, and Shuila scored 0 in 7, Ham should recognize the reality!
Text: Lao Kan Kanqiu
Editor|Lao Kan Kanqiu
On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs ushered in the first round of G3 focus battles, and the Denver Nuggets went to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers away. In the first two games, the Lakers took the lead in the first half, however, it was also a collapse in the second half, a little different Yes, the last game Lakers once established a huge lead of up to 20 points in the third quarter, but the Nuggets successfully overtook and completed the whistle at the end of the final quarter, and the Lakers fell under the iron hooves of the Nuggets again, and have suffered 10 consecutive defeats (regular season + playoffs). Before the game, the American media ESPN gave a prediction for the winning rate of this game: the Lakers' winning rate is still as low as 44.4%, and the Nuggets' winning rate is 55.6%.
In fact, if the Lakers want to win back a game at home, the most important thing is to maintain the offensive rhythm of the first half and avoid the collapse of the second half. American media B/R listed a set of data, in the first two games, the Lakers' offensive efficiency in the first half was 121.4, and only 92.2 in the second half, which is a world of difference. In the final analysis, it was the Lakers who changed the pace in the second half, played slowly, and the number of assists also plummeted, the offense could not be opened, and the defense was not in place. The most important thing is that because of the aggrieved loss in the last game, it was also revealed that there was a conflict between thick eyebrows and Ham, and the Lakers were really 'leaking overnight', and if they wanted to get back a game, they could only watch the on-the-spot performance.
In terms of injuries, Wood, Reddish, Vanderbilt, and Schifino on the Lakers' side continue to be absent, according to Lakers media reports, Wood has been involved in team training, and his return is imminent, and the starting five in this game are still: James, Davis, Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, and the Nuggets' Kankar is absent, and the starting lineup has not changed: Murray, Gordon, Pope, Jokic, Porter Jr.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the thick eyebrows scored two points first, Hachimura also had a basket, James went down quickly, and the free throw line jumped up and down to complete the one-handed split, and the Lakers once again played an 8-0 perfect start. Porter Jr. hit a three-point shot and responded, Jokic hit three in the restricted area, and scored with a small throw with thick eyebrows, and the Nuggets chased down to 5 points. Thick eyebrows hit Jokic under the basket, causing the latter's second foul, Hachimura hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, James also made a layup against Pope, Dinwiddie broke through and also caused Porter Jr.'s second foul, thick eyebrows broke through with the ball in the bottom corner, and directly violently blocked Watson, and the Lakers had established a 10-point lead in the first quarter.
James and Bushy Eyebrows were full on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in the first quarter, with a total of 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Jokic committed 2 fouls in the first quarter and scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Back in the second quarter, Reaves hit Holiday with his back and scored easily, Murray shook and directly picked up Reaves, causing a foul, James hit Murray with his back alone, and hit a rebound after breaking through, Gordon and Watson frantically signaled a walking violation, Dinwiddie missed the basket under the basket, and the thick eyebrows followed up to complete the rebound, and the Lakers had led to 12 points. Russell made a three-point shot at the top or not, Jokic hit a quick layup, and Murray also made a step-back jumper against Dinwiddie, and at halftime, the Nuggets chased 49-53 to a four-point difference.
The Lakers have led the Nuggets at halftime for three consecutive games and just hope they can maintain a good rhythm in the second half. James was 7-of-9 in the half, with 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Thick Eyebrows contributed 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, Russell was 0-of-4 and did not score, Jokic chipped 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and Gordon had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.
Yibian fought again, Russell received the ball at the top of the arc, there were still no big open three-point shots, and there was no score on 0-of-5 shooting, Porter pulled out three points, and the Nuggets played a wave of 9-2, instantly overtaking the Lakers by 3 points. Thick eyebrows broke through with the ball, causing Jokic's third foul, Malone failed to challenge, thick eyebrows caused Jokic to commit 3 fouls, Gordon made a rebound on the basket in a row, the Lakers made consecutive low-level mistakes, Murray Pop hit a mid-range shot and then hit a mid-range shot, and the difference expanded to double digits. Reggie accidentally twisted his ankle while scrambling for a rebound and was treated urgently on the sidelines, and the Lakers trailed the Nuggets by eight points at 75-83 after the third quarter.
really tried his best, thick eyebrows scored 14 points alone in the third quarter, and after the third quarter, he had already scored 30 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, Porter Jr. hit two consecutive shots in the middle of the shot, thick eyebrows made two fouls and made two free throws, Prince flanked the big empty three-point three points or not, the Lakers three-point shooting was only 1 of 16, Porter Jr. faced the defense and hit 2 more dry pull-out shots, 4 of 4 in the final quarter scored 8 points, and the Nuggets lead came to 12 points. James made a low-level mistake and dropped the ball directly, and then hit an empty three-pointer, Hachimura caused Jokic's fourth foul, but there were 2 missed free throws, Porter Jr. pulled out and hit again, the Lakers had no chance, and in the end, the Nuggets reversed the Lakers 112-105 again, leading 3-0, the Lakers lost 11 consecutive games against the Nuggets, and basically announced that they were out, Ham was too stubborn, and the on-the-spot play was too disastrous, and the Lakers should recognize the reality!
In terms of data, on the Lakers' side, James scored 26 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, thick eyebrows cut 33 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, Zhan Mei cut 59 points and 20 rebounds, Russell performed sluggishly, 7 shots and 0 shots, no points scored, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Hachimura 5 points, Reaves 22 points, Nuggets, Jokic bombarded 24 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, Murray 22 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Gordon was the biggest wonder in the game, cut 29 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, Porter Jr. 20 points and 10 rebounds, Pope 5 points。