Before the game, "Yahoo Sports" posted that LeBron James was 14-12 in the game when facing elimination, and people were waiting for LeBron's response, and in the end he helped the Lakers beat the Nuggets to avoid a sweep, and the big score was 1-3 behind, and he also came to 15-12 when he faced elimination.
LeBron played 39 minutes in the game, 14 of 23, 2 of 2 free throws, 30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 6 turnovers, with a shooting rate of 60.9%, and completed two empty cuts in the final quarter, scoring 14 points in a row to help the Lakers stabilize the game, and the 39-year-old LeBron once again confronted the old man.
In this game, LeBron James set a number of records: 1. Ended 7 consecutive playoff games with 20+ empty cuts and avoided the longest 20+ losing streak in history;
2. 30+ in the playoffs, the fourth player in history who is 39+ in age, comparable to Abdul-Jabbar, Malone, and Miller;
3. The starting four all scored 20+4 assists for the first time in the playoffs in Lakers history;
4. LeBron has never been swept in the first round of his 21 career season, and Jordan has been swept twice in the first round of his 15 season;
LeBron is also the king of the three final quarters, and in the final quarter of the playoffs, LeBron averaged 10 points per game and ranked first in the league.
James averaged 8.1 points per game in the final quarter of the regular season this season, which was also the first in the league.
The most unfortunate point is that LeBron is the king of the NBA's all-time playoffs, averaging 7.2 points per game in the final quarter is the first in history.
The Lakers fell behind 1-3 after winning this game, and the last time James was 1-3 down in the playoffs was back in the 2017 Finals, when he was eventually defeated 4-1 by the Warriors.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream