In the first round of this season's NBA playoffs, the Purple and Gold Lakers and the defending champion Nuggets have become the focus of attention of fans around the world, the first two games in the Denver Plateau away, the Lakers played not badly, but it was just a breath, lost two games in a row and returned to Los Angeles, facing the Nuggets has lost ten consecutive Lakers, there is no way back in this campaign, if they lose again, the Nuggets will be able to get the match point on the road, and deal a devastating blow to the momentum of the Purple and Gold ArmyUnder the leadership of the Zhan Mei duo, the Purple and Gold Army suppressed the Nuggets as soon as they came up in the first quarter, and established a double-digit lead early, but Hamm, who was obsessed with three guards, buried Zhan Mei's efforts, Russell, who played well in the last game, pulled his hips wildly in this game, and finally the Nuggets also won 112-105, leading 3-0 in the overall score and getting the match point of the series!
With all his might, Zhan fought hard at home
In James's career, he has never fallen into a 0-2 predicament in the first round of the playoffs, let alone a 0-3 desperate situation, in order not to let such a situation occur, James returned to Los Angeles after returning to Los Angeles, and let Zhan return to the court within a limited time, and in the first quarter, he handed over 8 points and 3 assists in 4 of 4 firepower, although as the game progressed, there were some problems with the physical fitness of the thirty-year-old man, but James still fought for 42 minutes, contributing 26 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, Full personal data of 2 steals and 1 block.
Although the Nuggets continued to use the weighty Jokic and the athletic uncrowned dunk king Gordon to replace the thick eyebrows, the latter still played an all-round performance of 33+15+3, and the concerted efforts of the two were also the reason why the Lakers were able to suppress the Nuggets in the first half.
The Nuggets won the match point away, and Ham took the lead
Zhan Mei's strong play caused a very big impact on the Nuggets, and in the first quarter, Joshua paid the price of 2 fouls, but Ham was obsessed with the tactics of three guards, allowing the Nuggets to fully play the advantage of their height, and in the stage when Jokic did not dare to exert his strength, Gordon grabbed offensive rebounds or directly rebounded many times to give the Nuggets a second life, and Gordon also contributed 29 points and 15 rebounds to a double-double in the whole game.
After Jokic got through the foul trouble, he took over the game again, hitting 9 of 13 shots and scoring 24 points, in addition, there were 15 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal, and he single-handedly revitalized the team's overall offense, and Murray, who beat the Lakers in the last game, also scored 22 points in this game, and the full play of all players is also the fundamental reason why the Nuggets were able to reverse the victory.
With the end of this game, the Nuggets completed their 11-game winning streak against the Lakers and also got the series match point, it can be said that the Purple and Gold Army has been unable to avoid the fate of the first round of the playoffs.