Lakers Nuggets Game 5
The Los Angeles Lakers, who refused to be swept away, once again saw hope for the series. As Dream Green said, if there is anyone who can complete the comeback after falling behind 0-3, then that person must be LeBron James. First of all, it is certain that the gap between the Lakers and the Nuggets is not as exaggerated as the 0-3 score, and in the fourth game of the series, the Lakers won at home, making people realize that this Nuggets team is not invincible. In this game, the Nuggets returned to the Denver Plateau.
Murray suffered an injury, and it wasn't until the game started that Nuggets officials were sure to play. In such a situation, there is undoubtedly some concern about how Murray will be. As for the Los Angeles Lakers, the James-eyed combination continues to play, and the team's starting lineup remains the same, but Ham has one more card, and Vanderbilt is back for this game.
Davis suffered an injury
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Murray was hot, with 12 points and 1 steal on 3-of-6 three-point shooting, Jokic was not in good shape, only 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers, and the team scored 28 points in a single quarter, while the Lakers who were away only had 24 points, of which Davis scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Reaves scored 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 3 steals, and James only had 2 shots, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Porter Jr. stepped up to score 8 points and 1 steal, but Jokic and Murray were not in good shape, and the team only scored 22 points in a single quarter.
James began to exert his strength, with 8 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists on 3-of-6 shooting, Davis 8 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Russell also had 7 points and 1 assist, the team scored 29 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Lakers outscored the Nuggets by 3 points at 53-50. In the second half, the Lakers had the upper hand, but Davis suffered an injury, and the Nuggets seized the opportunity to complete a 9-0 comeback. James was on fire, with 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-8 shooting, but Porter Jr. scored 12 points alone, Jokic also had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and the Nuggets managed to overtake by 2 points.
In the final quarter of the game, Davis returned to the court, the Lakers kept catching up, James hit a three-point shot, Hachimura staged a violent dunk, and the Lakers tied the score. Then the scores of the two teams were deadlocked, Ham succeeded in the key challenge, Jokic hooked his hand to score, Reaves scored a key three points, Jokic scored a basket, James also threw a shot, Murray hit a three-point shot, and James tied the score with two free throws. Murray rode a horse and shot a stunner as the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 108-106 to advance to the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-1 run in the series.
The Lakers are eliminated
There was no miracle, and Murray staged another magical moment, a three-pointer and a mounted archery in the final moment, successfully completing the stunner, making the Los Angeles Lakers' season of hard work come to naught. After the whole game, Murray shot 13 of 28 and 5 of 10 three-pointers, and got 32 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Jokic was a quasi-triple-double of 25 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists, Porter Jr. shot 8 of 12 and 5 of 7 three-point shots, with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and only 3 people on the team scored double-doubles, Gordon had 7 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Lakers ended the season, some regrets, some unwilling, but James is still worthy of the word "glory" despite defeat, after the whole game, James played 44 minutes, 11 of 21 shots, 3 of 7 three-point shots, got 30 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals, only 1 turnover. Davis suffered an injury and had 17 points, 15 rebounds and four assists on 8-of-11 shooting, scoring 16 points in the first half and just one in the second. Reaves had 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Russell had 14 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists, and Hachimura had 15 points and 5 rebounds.