It was not easy, after three consecutive painful losses from lead to reversal, the Purple and Gold Los Angeles Lakers finally defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-108 at home today, ending their 11-game losing streak against the Nuggets. In this game, the Lakers had a total of four double-doubles, LeBron James exploded with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Davis also got a big double-double of 25 points, 23 rebounds and 6 assists, and Danilo Russell and Reaves also contributed 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists and 21 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists respectively. The Nuggets' Jokic had a big triple-double of 33 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, while Murray and Porter Jr. also had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and 27 points and 11 rebounds, respectively.
Before the start of this game, the NBA official also counted a statistic that is difficult for Lakers fans to accept, so far in this round of the series, the Lakers have led the score for more than 120 minutes, while the Nuggets only have more than 30 points, but in the end, the Lakers fell behind 0-3, which means that the Lakers led most of the time in this round of the series, but the final victory belonged to the Denver Nuggets. In today's game, the Lakers' performance in the first half was the same as the previous three games, Zhan Mei made an early effort, Russell was also full of three-point hands, and the Lakers led the Nuggets by 13 points at 61-48 in the half.
Many fans are worried that the Lakers will replicate the performance of the first three games in the third quarter today, but fortunately, they still withstood the pressure, not only limited Murray's three-point shooting on the defensive end, but also relied on Russell's leadership on the offensive end today, scoring 30 points in the third quarter, and only trailing the Nuggets by 2 points in a single quarter by 30-32. After surviving the difficult third quarter, the Lakers also actively changed their tactics in the fourth quarter, and for a long time, they handed over the ball to Russell, who was blocked and dismantled by Russell and Davis, and James was ambushed in the bottom corner waiting for an opportunity to cut, using this style of play, the Lakers also scored consecutive points, and finally avoided being "caught by the fire" by the Nuggets again, and won the game 119-108 with difficulty.
Looking back on the Lakers' game, the four starters James, Davis, Russell and Reaves can be said to have contributed greatly, the four stars have a clear division of labor on the court, rotate to score, Davis's full guarantee of rebounding today is one of the reasons why the Lakers can win, and James is willing to give up the ball and use the off-ball run in the fourth quarter to help the team, Russell is to regain the three-point touch, it is because of his outside firepower that he helped the Lakers win.
Another wise move of head coach Ham is to decisively give up Hachimura at a critical moment and choose to use Prince to partner with four starters, although Prince's strength is a certain gap compared to Aaron Gordon, but his three-point shooting can also create a threat to the Nuggets, using Prince's three-point to open up the team's space on the court, which is also the key to the successful execution of the Lakers' tactics today. In any case, the Lakers can end the losing streak against the Nuggets, and the players can be regarded as breaking the demons, and the situation of falling behind 0-3 in history and finally reversing still exists, and I hope that Lao Zhan and thick eyebrows can lead the Lakers to make history again.