Lakers Nuggets Game 4
In the blink of an eye, there are already three teams in the West that are 3-0 down, namely the Lakers, Suns and Pelicans, and their opponents are the top three teams in the West in the regular season. It can be seen from here that although the regular season is not a playoffs, the ranking can still reflect the strength of a team, and the miracle of black seven and black eight occasionally happens, but after all, it is only a small probability. In this game, the Los Angeles Lakers continued to face the Denver Nuggets at home, a game that was enough to decide life and death, and the Lakers went home if they lost.
Even so, Ham still hasn't changed the team's starting lineup, even though Russell didn't score a point on 0-of-7 shooting in the last game. After the last loss, the Lakers' home court sounded the sound of Ham getting out of class, if this game continues to lose, then the Lakers have been swept by the Nuggets for 2 consecutive seasons, and Ham's position will not be guaranteed.
The Zhan Mei combination exploded
In the first three games of the series, the Lakers started with the better team, and this one was no exception. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Lakers still had the upper hand, James got 6 points, 2 assists and 2 steals on 3-of-5 shooting, Davis was 8 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-5 shooting, Reaves also had 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the team scored 28 points in a single quarter, while the Nuggets only scored 23 points, including Jokic got 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Porter Jr. also had 7 points and 3 rebounds, Murray shot 3-of-8 and had 6 points and 1 assist, and the Lakers took a 5-point lead.
Judging by the performance in the first quarter, the Lakers did not lose faith in the series. After returning from the game in the second quarter, James took the lead in hitting mid-range, Gordon responded with a step-back jumper, Russell scored three points, Murray hit 2+1, and Watson made two free throws, narrowing the gap to 3 points. James continued to make a layup, Murray made two free throws, James turned around and scored two more points for a layup, Hachimura scored under the basket, Pope shot, Prince scored on a layup, Holiday hit a three-pointer, Reaves scored three points in a row, and helped the Lakers extend their lead to 11 points.
Jokic made two free throws, Russell responded with a layup, Jokic continued under the basket, thick eyebrows threw and scored, Porter Jr. scored three points, James assisted thick eyebrows to play 2+1, James jumped to continue, Jokic responded with a fast break 2+1, Russell assisted thick eyebrows to score a layup, Murray hit two free throws, and Reeves found thick eyebrows to catch a dunk in the air. At halftime, the Lakers led the Nuggets by 13 points, 61-48.
Jokic did his best
Faced with the fate of being swept out, the Lakers chose to refuse. James shot 7 of 10, got 14 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, the fly in the ointment is that he has not hit a three-point shot, Davis is 17 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists on 8 of 10 shots, and continues to show talent, Reaves shot 5 of 11, also had 13 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, Russell 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Hachimura 5 points and 2 rebounds, I have to say that this Lakers team is indeed a resilient team.
Jokic tried his best, with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists on 5-of-10 shooting, still a superstar-level performance, Porter Jr. also had 10 points and 6 rebounds, Murray had 12 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and the performance of the Trident was no worse than the Lakers' Big Three, but the helpers around him did not stand up. Gordon, who had an explosion in the last game, only had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists on 1-of-3 shooting, and Pope only scored 4 points on 2-of-2 shooting.