106-108, with Nuggets big man Jamal Murray's half-volley 3.6 seconds before the end, LeBron James and his Lakers' 2023-2024 season came to an end. With a score of 1-4, the Lakers fell to the defending champion Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.
This result was actually expected by most people before the game, but when it actually came, there were still many people who would sigh about it. When the next season begins, James will be nearly 40 years old, where will he go, what kind of basketball will he play?
With the Lakers out, James missed the second round of the playoffs, plus Curry, who failed to make the playoffs, and Durant, who was swept before, will not see the three in the second round of the NBA playoffs this season, which is the first time in the NBA in the past 19 years.
Luckily, fans who love them will see the trio of superstars together for the first time at this summer's Paris Olympics. As for the NBA, if Zhan, Ku, and Du remain on their current team in the next few seasons, I'm afraid the championship will not be with them again.
The season is over, and it is not known how the Lakers will change in the offseason, but James is still healthy, and he will definitely continue to play, and he will continue to set various records. Durant and Curry are not yet ready to leave, even if their physical fitness is in a declining stage, their skills are still there, their characteristics are still there, and they are still relatively self-disciplined stars. It's just that they have all passed the peak of their careers and are going downhill, which is an indisputable fact and an irresistible law of nature.
And the Paris Olympics, this is likely to be the only time that Zhan, Ku and Du have joined forces.