On April 30, Beijing time, the Lakers, who fell behind 1-3, challenged the Nuggets away. In the first quarter, the two teams played very closely, and the score went all the way to 24 draws, relying on the last two rounds of shooting, the Nuggets entered the second quarter with a 4-point advantage. In the second quarter, the situation on the court was the same as in the first four games of the series, the Lakers were in more form, Zhan Mei was full of firepower, Russell could also throw in three points, and the Lakers led by three points at halftime. After returning from the break, the Nuggets began to score 31 points in a single quarter, and the Lakers gradually couldn't keep up with the intensity of the Nuggets. The two sides kept a see-saw in the final quarter, until the decisive moment James and Murray started a confrontation, James made a kill and relied on free throws to equalize the score, and in the last 4 seconds, Murray rode a horse and shot an arrow to seal his throat. In the end, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Lakers 108-106 and advanced to the second round with a total score of 4-1.
Lao Zhan, who is 39 years old and 122 days old, played 44 minutes and 05 seconds, made 11 of 21 shots in the game, and scored 30 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals (only 1 turnover). After the game, James was unwilling and walked directly to the player tunnel without staying still, which made the media speculate whether James would be disheartened and make a retirement declaration after being swept by the Nuggets last season.
The good news is that James did not mention the topic of retirement in the interview, only saying that he is currently focused on his family and will start to focus on the men's basketball training camp of the American team after a while. Not only that, but M&M Shams brings two pieces of good news about James.
According to Shams, a source with knowledge of James' thoughts said that James will continue to play two more NBA seasons, and that James' relationship with Jenny is better than ever, and the Lakers are willing to accept James' return in any way, including a three-year, $164 million contract extension with a maximum salary.
3 years and 164 million US dollars, which is an annual salary of more than 50 million, and the Lakers' contract extension is worth it. On the one hand, James has played a rejuvenating performance this season, and there should be no sudden decline in the next three seasons, on the other hand, James' commercial value is far beyond that of ordinary stars, and if the Lakers can keep him in Los Angeles to retire, it must be a profitable deal.
In addition, the Lakers also put forward a condition full of sincerity. According to Shams, the Lakers are willing to help James fulfill his father-son desire to play the same stage by selecting Bronny directly. The Lakers have the 17th pick in the first round and the 55th pick in the second round this year.
James has said more than once that the desire of "father and son on the same stage" is that the Lakers are finally going to help him realize it, and Bronny is not worth a second round in terms of strength, but in order to keep James, Jenny should not be surprised even if she wastes signing Bronny in the first round.