On April 30, Beijing time, in the first round of the NBA playoffs in the Western Conference G5, the Lakers lost to the Nuggets 106-108 and were eliminated with a total score of 1-4. As a result, the 39-year-old James and the 35-year-old Durant both failed in the first round of the playoffs, while the 36-year-old Curry directly missed the playoffs.
In the past decade, James, Curry and Durant have all been regarded as the face and flow of the NBA league.
But now all three are getting older, and their teams are also facing various difficulties.
The 36-year-old Curry failed to lead the Warriors to a playoff break this season and missed the playoffs. And with Thompson's contract expiring this summer, there's a chance that the Warriors' trio of Kuchai is about to break up.
The 35-year-old triumvirate of Durant, Booker and Beal failed to achieve the desired results, and the Suns were swept out of the tournament by the young Timberwolves in the first round. Next season, the Suns' Big Three will have a horrific $150 million in payroll, and they're basically running out of draft picks for the next 25-30 years. There are big questions about where Durant and the Suns are headed.
The 39-year-old James completed the unprecedentedly unprecedentedly 411 project this season and helped the Lakers reach the playoffs through the playoffs.
In the first round against the defending champions, the Nuggets, who swept them last year, the Lakers suffered a comeback loss in the first three games, and managed to pull one back at home in the fourth. In the G5 away game, the Lakers were defeated by Murray and lost to the Nuggets 106-108 and stopped in the first round. Whether the Lakers will make big moves next and whether James will continue to stay with the Lakers will be a major attraction this summer.
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