In the first round of this season's NBA Western Conference playoffs, the series between the Purple and Gold Lakers and the defending champion Nuggets has become the focus of attention of fans around the world, and the Nuggets have slashed the Lakers in 8 consecutive gamesAfter the game started, Brother Thick Eyebrows continued to perform toughly, under his leadership, the Purple and Gold Army also suppressed the Nuggets in the first half, but the third quarter of the game just started, Thick Eyebrows fell to the ground in pain after colliding with Porter, although he returned to the court, but the efficiency declined significantly, and finally the Nuggets also won 108-106, with a big score of 4-1 to advance to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs!
Zhan Mei tried his best, but Hamm was obsessed
The Lakers, whose strength on paper is not bad, is far from stimulating the team's potential, and head coach Ham is to blame, his obsession with the three guards has repeatedly buried the good situation of the Purple and Gold Army, this life-and-death battle, Ham once again sacrificed Russell, Reaves and Prince with the team's lead in the three-guard tactics, giving the Nuggets a chance to use their height advantage to quickly chase points.
Although the Zhan Mei duo played a very good performance in this game, they could not force the Lakers to continue their lives, but both of them can leave with their heads held high, and the thirty-year-old man's offensive organization in this game was shoulder-to-shoulder, and there was only one turnover in the whole game, contributing 26 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals, and Brother Thick Mei also handed over a double-double of 17+15+4 in the case of injury.
Jokic had a triple-double, and Murray went out with an injury
As the technical and tactical core of the Nuggets, Jokic still continued to have a stable individual output, hitting 10 of 17 shots under the strict defense of the Purple and Gold, cutting down the comprehensive statistics of 21 points, 17 rebounds and 9 assists, the only fly in the ointment was 7 turnovers.
Under Jokic's tandem organization, the two major scorers Porter and Murray got a lot of good offensive opportunities, Murray, who played with an injury, although he didn't feel very good, still scored 27 points, and Porter, who has become a nightmare for the Lakers' defense, continued his strong play throughout the series, and the outside pull made the Purple and Gold helpless, which also benefited from Ham's three-guard system, so that Porter shot 4 of 9 three-pointers in this game, contributing 26 points, 4 rebounds, With 1 assist and 2 steals, Porter, who is becoming more and more consistent, has also become the most effective helper next to Murray and Jokic, and if he can continue to play like this, the Nuggets' hopes of defending the title will be greatly increased.
With the Lakers out, Zhan Kudu, who has influenced an era of the NBA, has begun to prepare for the Paris Olympics, although he doesn't want to admit it, but I have to say that James, Curry and Durant have reached the end of their careers, and the dominance of the court can not be compared with the peak, the NBA, which has never lacked geniuses, will also usher in the era of a group of new stars such as Edwards and Alexander, which is also the reason why many fans feel that the youth of a generation is over!