On April 26, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G3 continued to unfold, and the Lakers returned to their home court to play against the defending champion Nuggets. In the first 2 games, the big score was 0-2 behind, the Lakers had no way out, and the momentum was still good, occupying the initiative on the court early, and taking a lead of up to 12 points, but unfortunately the outside felt poor, and the Nuggets continued to narrow the difference. In the second half, the Nuggets took the initiative on the court and directly opened the point difference. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 112-105, and the big score came to 3-0.
The Lakers did not make any adjustments in this game, and still kept the original starter. The Lakers came up with a hot momentum, James counterattacked and dunked, taking an 8-0 lead, and then the Nuggets slowly entered the state, but their state was not very good, Jokic got 2 fouls early, which put the team in trouble, and the Nuggets fell into passivity in the first quarter, 10 points behind the Lakers. In the second quarter, the Nuggets slowly entered the state, on the other hand, the Lakers could not hit the outside shot, and could only rely on James and Davis to score points, and the difference was forced to close, and the Lakers led 53-49 at halftime.
In the second half of the game, the Lakers' outside touch was still sluggish, and they couldn't shoot at all, which also put them in a passive situation. The Nuggets seized the opportunity, Porter Jr., Murray and Reggie could all hit, and began to take the initiative on the court, once overtaking 12 points, but fortunately, James and Davis scored consecutive points, and the Lakers fell behind by 8 points after the third quarter. In the final quarter of the game, Lakers Prince and James hit three-pointers one after another, and broke out briefly, but the defensive end still couldn't limit the Nuggets, the point difference was not imminent, and the game lost suspense early. The Lakers lost to the Nuggets 105-112 and trailed 0-3 in the series.
The Lakers really tried their best in this game and played well at the beginning, but unfortunately they couldn't keep up with the opponent's rhythm in the second half, and Russell didn't feel anything this time, scoring 0 of 7 points, and was booed by the audience. And then the Lakers' home court was even more silent and had been subdued. This time, Zhan Mei really tried his best, and combined to score 59 points, including Davis with 33 points and 15 rebounds, and James with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists on 12-of-20 shooting.
The Nuggets are still playing very reasonably, with all 4 players scoring 20+, even if they don't feel good about three-point shooting, they can still take the initiative on the court. Jokic got 24 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, Gordon 29 points and 15 rebounds, Porter Jr. 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Murray 22 points and 9 assists. Not only can't you limit Jokic, but even Porter Jr. and Gordon can't limit it, and you can only watch the point difference be pulled apart.