On April 30, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA continued, and the Lakers challenged the Nuggets away, and in the case of falling behind 1-3, the Lakers also ushered in a real battle of life and death. Judging from the game, although the Lakers trailed by 4 points in the first quarter, they played half the second quarter, and the Lakers hit a 17-6 run to directly surpass the Nuggets by 7 points, and the Nuggets' offense was also good, but Jokic made too many mistakes, and at halftime, the Lakers only led by 3 points. At the beginning of the third quarter, Brother Thick Mei and Porter Jr. collided, and the arm injury recurred, but they still insisted on playing, and after Russell hit a three-point shot, the difference came to 8 points, and it looked like he had a good chance to win. However, the injury of thick eyebrows was still a turning point, he could not hold on and could only go down, and the Nuggets took the opportunity to overtake and continuously hit the inside. In the fourth quarter, it was Murray again, who hit the stunner, and the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 108-106 and eliminated the Lakers with a total score of 4-1.
The Lakers' James did not do his best in the first half, but led his teammates, but still got 10 points and 7 assists, in the third quarter, after the thick eyebrows were injured, James led the team to withstand the Nuggets' counterattack, and in the fourth quarter, James stood up again, hit a super long three-pointer, and also assisted Hachimura to dunk violently, directly stopping the Nuggets, and the two sides were tied. He scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists in the game, and in the past 4 games, James's statistics were 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and his performance is still at the superstar level.
Brother Thick Eyebrows cut 8 points and 4 rebounds in the first quarter, the Lakers' strategy is very simple, let Thick Eyebrows attack first, James accumulates, and it has been two games in a row, and the effect is very good. However, the unexpected happened, and in the third quarter of the game, Thick Eyebrow suddenly fell to the ground with an injury and pain, and the rest of the Lakers players performed well on the offensive end. Thick eyebrows continued to play in the fourth quarter, but it was obvious that the influence of thick eyebrows on both offensive and defensive ends was declining. Brother Thick Mei scored 17 points and 15 rebounds in the whole game, and the scoring was basically in the first half, and he didn't play too well after the injury.
Reaves was still very consistent, scoring 8 points and 3 steals in the half, being active on the defensive end, and in the third quarter, Reaves cut the ball and Murray also made mistakes. In the fourth quarter, Reaves scored consecutive points to help the Lakers narrow the gap and give James a chance to breathe. Reaves scored 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in the game, the statistics were very comprehensive, and the three-point shot at the final decisive moment was also very tough.
Russell contributed 7 points and 2 assists in the first half, and his performance was relatively average, and in the third quarter, Russell hit a three-pointer to help the Lakers extend the margin to 8 points. However, in the fourth quarter, Russell's shooting performance was relatively average, scoring 14 points on 2-of-10 three-pointers in the game, and the overall performance was still very stretched.
Hachimura is one of the most amazing players on the team, receiving James assists and dunks many times, and in the whole game, Hachimura scored 15 points and 5 rebounds, and his finishing ability under the basket is very good.
Coming off the bench, Prince was 0-of-4 from the field and scored four points from the free-throw line, and he couldn't be asked to do more. Dinwiddie scored six points on 2-of-4 shooting and also contributed, with Vincent and Hayes combined for one point.