NBA playoffs first round G3, Los Angeles Lakers home game Denver Nuggets, this game Lakers have no way out, they were 0-2 behind before, today can not lose again, although there are physical problems. In this round of the series, the Lakers have always been the opening lead, and finally the physical exhaustion was reversed, today the Lakers are still strong at the beginning, thick eyebrows have completely played confident in the face of the Nuggets, thick eyebrows have no one to defend on the offensive end, Jokic is a very good offensive player, but it is very difficult for Mr. Jokic to defend thick eyebrows, thick eyebrows are still demanding, James is also very good, the Lakers once again played a perfect start, in the case of full physical energy, thick eyebrows and James are really powerful!
In this game, the Lakers showed 120% concentration, they played aggressively, and hoped that Lao Zhan could lead the team to defeat the Nuggets!
Thick eyebrows are very strong today, this round of the series seems to be not afraid of the teacher, the thick eyebrows are using their offensive advantages to explode with the teacher, today the competition between the teacher and the thick eyebrows is still very fierce, the collision of the two top inside lines is quite exciting!
In the second half, the Lakers' state continued to decline, and the Nuggets quickly reversed the situation and blasted a 15-4 offensive to exceed 10 points; In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers away to win the match point, and the overall score was 3-0.
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The Lakers made three dunks in the opening game to stop the Nuggets 8-0
James is also in good shape, and this ball Lao Zhan fast break staged a tomahawk split!!
Reeves broke through and was hatted by Watson, and the thick eyebrows were directly eaten and he was violently dunked
The ball was thick in the face of Jokic, and he couldn't make a shot, but his speed was too fast, and he grabbed the rebound and scored a second offense!!
Russell broke through the ball, and the thick eyebrows rebounded under the basket to complete the violent dunk!!
James broke through Gordon this ball, turned around under the basket and scored easily!! Lao Zhan shocked the basket and consumed a lot of physical energy, but the success rate of this style of play was very high!
Thick eyebrows singled out Jokic and missed a pull-out jumper, but he shot himself and grabbed the basket and was tough
Starting lineup
Lakers: Russell, Reaves, James, Hachimura, Davis
Nuggets: Murray, Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic
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The Lakers finished eighth in the West with a 47-35 record during the regular season, and the Lakers averaged 118 points per game, ranking sixth in the league, and conceding 117.4 points per game, ranking 23rd in the league. The Lakers have a strong ability to score from the inside, but their outside performance is mediocre, they can only make 31.4 three-pointers per game, ranking third in the league, and their average of 11.8 three-pointers per game is also at the bottom. However, the Lakers are good at making kills, ranking second in the league in free throws per game with 24.2 and second in the league in free throws per game with 18.9.
Since the playoffs, the Lakers have experienced in foul control, averaging only 17.5 fouls per game, the second-fewest fouls per game in the league. However, the Lakers showed weakness in the playoffs for rebounds, averaging only 39 rebounds per game, and only 5 rebounds in the frontcourt, ranking second to last in the playoffs. In addition, the Lakers overconcentrated their offensive firepower in the playoffs, mainly relying on the performance of the main starters, and the bench averaged only 8.5 points per game, and the sense of presence was not high. The Lakers need more players to step up and help their main players share the pressure.
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