In the series between the Lakers and the Nuggets, the Lakers trailed the Nuggets by a score of 1-3 in the first four games, and today's move to the home court of Denver Plateau is also hanging by a thread. If the Lakers lose to the Nuggets again, then they will go straight home to fish, James and Davis can join forces to prepare for the Summer Olympics, of course, the Lakers will not give up easily, today James and Davis played dominant, especially Davis was slightly injured and did not get out of the firing line. James was old and strong, and he performed bravely, but Murray staged a stunner again, and the Lakers lost and unfortunately went out. The Lakers lost to the Nuggets, and the 3 people tried their best to defeat them, and the 2 people were fully responsible, and the first battle also revealed 3 indisputable facts.
First, the Lakers did their best in this game, although they were defeated.
The first thing to say is that James played quite bravely in this game, playing 44 minutes, dragging his 39-year-old body to play for such a long time, and to be able to maintain such a high efficiency, which is really admirable. The lion king is the lion king after all, no matter how old he is, he has to fight until the last moment. Lao Zhan played a team-high 44 minutes, shooting 11 of 21 from the field, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 3 of 5 free throws, and a quasi-triple-double of 30 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. James scored 20 points on his own after Long Meigo's injury and almost became the hero of the victory. This time, James gave everything he had to the court, and it can be said that although he was defeated, he was still honored.
The second thing to say is that Davis still played good offensive and defensive statistics in this game. At one point he returned to the dressing room after injuring his right shoulder, but he insisted on playing with the injury. It's a pity that he played well in the first half, and only shot once in the second half due to injury, and did not become the Lakers' firefighting hero today. Played 40 minutes in this game, shot 8-of-11 from the field, 1-of-2 from the free throw line, and got 17 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. However, compared with the first 4 games, the statistics have also weakened, and the injury has affected him too much, but Davis is still very brave and admirable.
The third thing to say is Austin Rivers, Xiao Li performed very well-rounded in this game, playing 33 minutes, shooting 6 of 11, contributing 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Especially at the last critical moment, he shot a valuable three-pointer to help the Lakers overtake the score, but in the end it became the background board for Murray's lore, and Xiao Li did his best.
Second, the Lakers played worse today with Russell and head coach Cephalosporin.
Although he scored 14 points, his three-point shooting was too poor, 2-of-10, and he was completely blown out by Murray on the opposite side. Jamal Murray played 41 minutes, shooting 13-of-28 from the field and 5-of-10 from three-point range for 32 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal. Watching Murray beat the Lakers twice in a series and become the first person in NBA history, I wonder if Rivers is ashamed.
The other is Coach Cephalosporin, whose on-the-spot lineup is really incomprehensible, and at the critical time, the Lakers were used up at the last minute. In the end, there were still three points left to fall behind by two points, because there was no timeout, so Lao Zhan hurriedly dribbled in the backcourt and missed the shot.
Third, this battle revealed three indisputable facts.
One is that James and Davis have met new nemesis.
In this game, the Nuggets' three musketeers once again showed strong offensive ability, and the Lakers only had a 1-11 record in the last 12 games against the Nuggets. Nuggets forward Porter Jr. performed very well in this game, shooting 8 of 12, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, 26 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, plus or minus +12 crown of the game. In addition, Jokic played 41 minutes, shooting 12-of-20 from the field and 1-of-5 from three-point range, and had a big double-double of 25 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists.
One is that the Lakers head coach is too rubbish and lost to Malone. Coach Cephalosporin should be fired, he really doesn't have enough intelligence to lead the team to victory.
The third is that the Lakers are looking for an outside ball-handling scorer, and Rivers and Russell are not the perfect answer for the Lakers after all. The Suns also did not perform well in the first round and were directly swept out by the Timberwolves. This season, Curry, James, and Durant have stopped in the first round. It is also something that has not happened in the NBA for more than ten years. Both the Lakers and the Suns are in poor shape, and the two teams might as well go straight to a big trade. The Lakers can go all out with their current players to trade for Durant, even though Durant is 35 years old. But James and Durant can still be a big attraction in the league when they team up. In this way, the Lakers still have enough ability to challenge for a championship next season.
It's a shame that the Lakers have had a lot of injuries this season.