On April 28, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the fourth game between the Lakers and the Nuggets was still the home of the Lakers. Because they were beaten 3-0 in front, the Lakers are already standing on the edge of the cliff, not to mention creating miracles, but at least don't lose so ugly. So in this game, the Lakers are also three military life, and a strong fighting spirit broke out when they came up, and the starting 5 people all scored in the first quarter, especially the thick eyebrows, directly grabbed 8 points and 7 rebounds, dominated the restricted area, and the Lakers also took a 5-point lead. In the second quarter, the Lakers came up with momentum and played a more fluid offense, and Zhan Meili broke out at the same time, and the point difference continued to widen to double digits.
Although the lead entered the second half, fans were still worried, after all, the Lakers had also led in the previous three games, but they were finally overtaken by the Nuggets in a short period of time. However, in this game, more players from the Lakers stood up, Russell's play was also stable, 4 people got 20+, and the second half was almost evenly divided, and the Lakers kept the victory and dignity. In the whole game, the Lakers 119-108 Nuggets, the series score chased to 3-1, which also illustrates 4 facts: Russell has become a barometer, and he has the strength to enter the Western Conference finals again?
Russell got 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, 4 of 8 three-pointers, he has become a barometer of the Lakers, in G1 and G3, where Russell's efficiency is very poor, the Lakers are defeated, and when he can get 20+, the Lakers have the strength to fight, and may even win. This is because James and thick eyebrows are the basic plate of the Lakers, the guarantee ability is too strong, and they can cut fifty or sixty points together in every game, whether the Lakers can win or not depends on the performance of others, especially the third scoring point, that is, Russell, as long as he performs well, the Lakers have a great chance of winning.
Although he won, Ham really should get out of class, I really don't understand, his challenges and timeouts, should be kept as heirlooms? Look at Malone next door, watching the game all the time, thinking about how to be more beneficial to himself. Ham's adaptability is still too poor, especially after 11 consecutive losses against the Nuggets and so many losses, only to find a way to deal with it in hindsight. If the Lakers can replace the coach with Spo, I believe that they will have the strength to fight with the Nuggets.
After watching these 4 games, although the Lakers fell behind 1-3, the gap was not big in fact, and sometimes they only lost by a millimeter, just take G2 Murray's killer ball, there is a certain element of luck in it, whether to enter or not to enter, it all depends on the momentary feeling. If Murray's mid-range shot hadn't been scored, or the three-pointer after Lao Zhan shook down Pope, the score would have been 2-2 now. It can only be said that the Lakers' luck is really bad, if they let go of the water in the play-offs and choose the Thunder as the first-round opponent, they would have the strength and hope to reach the Western Conference finals again.
Thick eyebrows are the top three levels of the league, with an average of 30.5 points per game in 4 games, ranking 4 in the league, and 15.8 rebounds are the first in the league, and the shooting rate is as high as 62.2%. The Lakers can't stop Jokic, the Nuggets can't stop the thick eyebrows, and considering the deterrence on the defensive end, the performance of the thick eyebrows is actually comparable to Jokic, and the two belong to the level of mutual explosion at most. James is still very strong, but it seems that the current thick eyebrows are the real core of the Lakers. In the game, it can also be seen that the thick eyebrows are very eager to win, a superstar with strength and fighting spirit, the Lakers are so lucky to have him, and they will make targeted reinforcements in the offseason to see if they can win another championship within the peak of the thick eyebrows.