On April 30, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Lakers challenged the defending champion Nuggets away. The Lakers managed to win the last game and keep the suspense of the series alive, and this time they still had a good momentum, but they didn't take the lead in the first quarter, but they still turned the tide in the second quarter and led by 3 points at halftime. In the second half, the two teams were still difficult to solve, the Lakers once opened up the difference, the Nuggets turned the situation around with a wave of 19-5 offensive, and the two teams fell into a tug-of-war in the final quarter, and Murray stepped up at a critical moment to complete the quasi-kill. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 108-106 and advanced to the semifinals with a score of 4-1.
In this game, the Lakers still went all out and showed a good momentum, but the Nuggets also wanted to take the initiative at the beginning this time, but they made mistakes one after another, but fortunately, they were able to keep hitting on the outside, and they also took a 4-point lead in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Nuggets' offensive touch declined, and the Lakers seized the opportunity, regained the initiative on the court, and overtook the point difference, but the Nuggets still couldn't change the situation of falling behind, and fell behind 50-53 at halftime.
In the second half, the Lakers still took the initiative on the court, once establishing a 9-point lead, but then the Nuggets launched a counterattack and launched a wave of 19-5 offensive, which directly reversed the situation and began to take the initiative on the court. In the final quarter, the Nuggets gradually widened the difference, but James scored three points, and Hachimura dunked under the basket to tie the score. Then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, you scored a goal and I scored a goal, the score alternately leads, and at the critical moment, Murray stepped up again and hit a quasi-lore jumper, ending the suspense. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 108-106 and advanced 4-1.
The Lakers lost again, and they played very well in this series, but the opponent was just a little better than them. You must know that in the course of 5 games, the Lakers took the lead much longer than the Nuggets, but unfortunately the final result was not satisfactory, and it was unfortunately eliminated in the end. This time, James and Davis' performance was also very good, of which James tried his best, played 44 minutes, got 30 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists, and Davis got 17 points and 15 rebounds, really used up all the bullets.
The Nuggets, on the other hand, always have the last laugh, this time Murray became a hero again, completing a quasi-final shot at a critical moment, with 32 points and 7 assists, Jokic got 25 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists, this time he was not in good shape, but he was still able to contribute so much, and Porter Jr. scored 26 points. Next, the Nuggets will face the Timberwolves, and the two teams will battle it out for a spot in the Western Conference Finals.