The NBA playoffs continued as the Lakers lost 106-108 to the Nuggets and missed out on bringing the series back to Los Angeles. In this game, the Lakers and the Nuggets have been anxious in the first half, and the Lakers took the lead in the second half to open the score, but due to the shoulder injury of the thick eyebrows, the Lakers suddenly collapsed, but fortunately, James stood up to withstand this difficult moment. In the final quarter, the two teams played inseparable, until the last moment, Murray hit another shot, straight to the heart of the Lakers, and the Lakers had no choice but to lose. After this game, the Lakers were eliminated 1-4 in the series, so where are the Lakers this time?
Thick eyebrows, 8-of-11 shooting, he cut 17 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers, and his plus/minus was -4. Today, thick eyebrows are still omnipotent in the first half, and he contributed two doubles in the first half. But in the third quarter, due to his shoulder injury, thick eyebrows not only played more than half a quarter before leaving, but he did not shoot in a single quarter, and the Lakers were on the verge of collapse for a while. In the last quarter, thick eyebrows returned with a sense of pain in their shoulders, and they gave everything they had on the field, and it can be seen that as the core boss of the team, thick eyebrows are not willing to sit off the court and end the season with regrets.
James, who shot 11-of-21 from the field, 3-of-7 from three-point range and 5-of-7 from the free-throw line, scored 30 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and 1 turnover, with a plus/minus of +3 on the court. Like the thick eyebrows, there is also James, he is full of intensity at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, especially in the second half of the third quarter, the thick eyebrows were injured and went off the court, and the Lakers were beaten to a climax, not only did their lead be eroded, but even at one point they were about to be pulled away from the score. Today's overall performance of Lao Zhan can see his self-esteem as a veteran.
Reaves, who shot 6-of-11 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line, finished with 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 1 turnover, with a plus/minus of +1 on the court. Although Reaves is in average shooting form from the outside today, he still plays efficiently and smartly, and has been able to hit the Nuggets from mid-range positions many times, and can also create fouls for the Nuggets.
Russell, who shot 6-of-15 from the field and 2-of-10 from three-point range, had 14 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 2 turnovers, with a plus/minus of +7 per game. Russell has always been a barometer for the Lakers, and considering that he basically got big open opportunities, it is clear that Russell's overall offensive efficiency today was not good, and if he could have taken some more chances, the outcome might have been different.
Hachimura shot 6-of-15 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range, and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, and he contributed 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist, with a plus/minus of -8. Like Russell, Hachimura not only got good chances, but they were all super empty seats, and it seemed that his efficiency was okay, but in fact he wasted a lot of opportunities.
Dinwiddie, 2-of-4 from three-point range, contributed 6 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 block, with a plus/minus of -5. As a surprise player, Dinwiddie's overall performance in this series has been average, but today he seized the opportunity and played a good offensive and defensive performance in a limited time.
As part of the remaining role players off the bench, Prince shot 0-of-4 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and he finished with four points, one rebound and one block. Hayes made 1-of-2 free throws and had 1 point, 5 rebounds and 2 turnovers, while Vincent was 0-of-1 from three-point range and didn't score.