In the first four games of the series, the first half was exactly the same!
The Lakers were as strong as ever, taking a 13-point lead and scoring 61 points, limiting the Nuggets to 48 points!
However, Lakers fans panicked, and the Lakers lost a total of 31 points in the third quarter in the previous three games, and lost 20 points in the whole game!
In the third quarter, for the first time in the Lakers series, they did not collapse and withstood the pressure. In addition to Davis' outstanding performance on both ends of the floor, Russell, Prince and Vincent all stepped up, hitting four three-pointers.
In the end, the Lakers 119-108 Nuggets, 28-23, 33-25, 30-32, 28-28 in each quarter. The Lakers avoided being swept and chased the score to 1-3. At the same time, the Lakers ended an 11-game losing streak against the Nuggets, including seven straight losses in the playoffs.
Davis had 25 points and 23 rebounds with a plus/minus of +11
James 30 points, plus/minus +1
Reeves 21 points, plus/minus +1
Russell has 21 points and a plus/minus of +15
Hachimura has 9 points, plus or minus +13
Jokic had 33 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, with a plus/minus of -7
Porter had 27 points and 11 rebounds, with a plus/minus of +4
Murray scored 22 points, plus or minus -3
Pope 14 points, plus/minus -9
Gordon 7 points, plus/minus -6
Looking at this game, 3 things have to be said
1. Russell made fans love and hate, thinking that when he was good, he shot 7 shots and 0 shots, and didn't score a point; when he felt that he couldn't do it, in the critical third quarter of G4, Russell stood up and hit two key three-pointers, and the Lakers were saved from the "three collapses of the Lake", scoring 21 points in the game, stretching and returning!
2, the Nuggets rely on the starters to win the world, the bench is really unreliable, and if they don't add to the chaos, they will burn high incense, Holiday + Reggie + Braun + Waters, the four of them have only 1 of 9 shots in total. However, in this game, except for Jokic, Porter and Pope, the other five Tigers are not strong, even if the Nuggets are strong and the Lakers are defeated, it will be difficult to get out. Gordon was dumb and stealthy on the offensive end, while Murray was crazy and shot 9-of-23.
3. Under the premise that the number of three-pointers (9-8) and three-point shooting percentage (30.0%-30.8%) between the two sides are almost the same, the Lakers broke out and repelled the Nuggets, scoring 72-52 points more than their opponents.