There is no miracle! 106-108 The Lakers lost to the Nuggets by two points! The big score is 1-4 and completely bid farewell to this year's playoffs! Congratulations to the Nuggets! But judging from the process of the game, I also want to say to the Lakers: It's okay! Although the defeat is still glorious!
Before G4, the Nuggets had an 11-game winning streak against the Lakers! So before the start of this series, the result was actually one-sided! It depends on how long the Lakers can hold on!
In the first three games between the two sides, the Nuggets won the Lakers cleanly and neatly with the basic strategy of simmering slowly and collecting juice over a big fire! Some people say that it is mainly because the main players of the Lakers collapsed and lost the game in the final stage due to age and physical problems! Maybe this is an intuitive reason, but it is also an excuse, after all, it is a fact that they did not win the game!
So in the G4 game, the Lakers fought against the water, and James ran wild in the last quarter, scoring 14 points in a single quarter! Davis slashed 25 points, 23 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game! The main scorers Russell and Rivers also contributed 21 points each, and the Lakers won! Ended an 11-game losing streak against the Nuggets! They won respect and rekindled their desire to win!
G5 is another life-and-death battle, the Lakers did their best, did not collapse in the third quarter, James was injured in the layup at the critical moment, and limped, but he shook his hand at Coach Ham on the sidelines and told Ham, I can't replace me, I can bear it!
The game was not decided until the last minute, and in the face of the defending champions who were unsure of winning, this time the Lakers did not fall early! Compared to the one-sided fall of the Suns' Big Three and being sent home 0-4! The aging Lakers can! Although the defeat is still glorious!