At 10:00 on Tuesday, April 30, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Lakers and Nuggets series came to Game 5, the current Lakers are 1-3 behind, although the last game pulled back a city, but still hanging by a thread, facing out, so tomorrow's game needs to continue to fight, but also need some luck and miracles. The Nuggets wasted a match point, and if they suffer a losing streak, it will be a big blow to morale, they can't afford to make mistakes, and they can't cultivate the Lakers' reversal genes.
The Lakers refused to sweep
In the past 4 games, the Lakers have started well, entered the game early, and were able to stretch the point difference to double digits, but the first three games were reversed, and the last G4 three military lives, stubbornly resisted, and passed the test 119-108, finally ending the embarrassment of 11 consecutive games against the Nuggets. Zhan Mei's play is still the mainstay, of which Lao Zhan handed over 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on 14-of-23 shooting, contributed 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the final quarter of 12 minutes, and Thick Mei delivered a double-double of 25 points, 23 rebounds and 6 assists on 11-of-17 shooting.
Russell felt unsteady
In addition to Zhan Mei, Russell, Reeves, Hachimura, and Prince have also warmed up in state and feel, of which Russell contributed 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists with 8 of 15 shots + 4 three-pointers, Russell's performance is always good and bad, no one can accurately predict his state, tomorrow's G5 is still a battle of life and death, and he needs to continue to feel. Reaves contributed 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting and 6-of-6 free throws. Hachimura, Prince, and Vincent all hit 3-pointers.
Murray strained calf
The stage of the playoffs is not only to compete with the supergiants, but also to compete with the contributions of the bench players, tomorrow's road trip, can the Lakers insist on team fighting, and once again play a satisfactory result? The Nuggets have always fallen behind in recent games, and then chased points, such a process is very tiring, and the consumption is huge, although now they have a huge advantage, but they can't squander it at will, after all, the Nuggets' goal is to defend the title, and if they can advance as soon as possible, they must advance to the next round with minimal consumption.
Jokic takes the lead
Murray didn't have a good hand in the last game, 9-of-23 shooting, and he has a calf strain, and tomorrow's game is doubtful. Jokic averaged a triple-double per game in the series with the Lakers, averaging 29 points, 15.3 rebounds and 10 assists per game, and he will still have to play a major role in tomorrow's game. In addition to Jokic's output, the Nuggets Porter Jr., Pope, Gordon and other players should also show their best condition at home, whether the Nuggets can advance to the next round, let us pay attention to tomorrow's game.