On April 30, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs will once again usher in a key matchup. The Lakers will take on the Nuggets on the road today, and the current aggregate score between the two sides is 1-3, and the Lakers will be eliminated if they lose today.
Earlier today, the Lakers updated their social media, they posted a photo of the players training in Denver, and wrote: "All the attention is on GAME 5!"
For this game, the well-known media ESPN once again gave a prediction, with a 33% probability of the Lakers winning and a 67% chance for the Nuggets. It should be noted that in this series, ESPN gave the Lakers less than 50% of the predicted win rate in each game, and the Lakers only got one win in G4.
In addition, Woj said of Lakers coach Ham on the show, saying, "If you're the head coach of the Lakers and you're swept out of the first round of the playoffs, or you've only won one game, your job might be ruined. Hamm may face such a problem. If the Lakers lose G5, that's part of the conversation the Lakers will have. The Lakers will look at who the unemployed coaches are on the market, and I think the most accomplished coach they can find at the moment is Budenholzer. But the Lakers may not have shown a willingness to pay the salary that Buden is asking for. ”
The last time James faced a 3-1 playoff run was in the 2016-17 Finals, where they lost 4-1 to the Warriors. Speaking about today's game, James said: "It's the biggest game of the season for us and now we have to start focusing on this game. We want to keep playing well and if we lose we can't keep going!"
Can the Lakers pull back today? Let's wait and see!