On April 30, in the NBA Western Conference Playoffs G5, the Lakers lost away with a score of 106-108, and the big score was 1-4. I want to ask the Lakers and James a question! Why did the Nuggets play like this, and the Lakers didn't take the opportunity? In this game, Murray made a free throw, and it came from a three-second violation. Jokic played like this in the interior confrontation, and actually made 0 free throws in the whole game, can you believe it? It can be said that although it is the home court of the Nuggets, the Lakers have been taken care of significantly. The full-court free-throw comparison was clear: the Nuggets were 8-of-9 from the field and the Lakers were 18-of-27.
But the Lakers couldn't make free throws, and James' teammates didn't give it a try. Rebounds are also not well protected. In this case, if you don't lose, who loses? James is a little helpless, with a career of 21 years, this is the second playoff round in his career, and the last time was a loss to the Suns three years ago.
Nuggets coach Malone made a more interesting statement after the game, he commented on G5 like this: Jokic He scored 25 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists tonight, but his most amazing statistic in this game was 0 of 0 free throws and 0 shots, and he didn't concede a single ball. As for Murray, the more critical it is, the brighter it becomes.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said: "I have received a lot of criticism for my rotation, but this is secondary, and health is the main thing. Health is wealth, stay healthy. I'm proud of the team despite all this, the players showed a lot of courage and personality.
This statement shows that Ham has his own intentions, and whether he can stay in the office next season, he did not say much. But he's going to keep the players fit. The fans were obviously not satisfied, they had not used the timeout before, and the number of timeouts in this game was used too much, so that there was no timeout available in the last 4 seconds, Prince hastily received the ball, and the long-range three-point deviation was too much, and the Lakers did not have a chance to patiently arrange this attack.
The post-game press conference became the focus of attention! James faced reporters to ask a question, whether it was his last game as a Lakers player, James responded directly: Oh, I won't answer this question, thank you.
When it comes to his future plans, James says he doesn't have a clear plan for his future in the NBA: I'm focused on my family, and after that, I'm more focused on the U.S. men's basketball camp. Apparently, James has already started to prepare for this summer's Olympics!