In an NBA game that ended today, the back-to-back Lakers beat the Pelicans 139-122, there was basically no suspense in this battle, the Pelicans only led by 3 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers were full of firepower in the second quarter, winning 16 points in a single quarter under the leadership of Russell, and the Lakers withstood the Pelicans' offensive in the third quarter, and the Lakers continued to exert their strength and gradually locked the win. In terms of statistics, Russell scored 30 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Reaves 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, thick eyebrows 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 turnovers, James 21 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 turnovers, Hachimura 21 points and 5 rebounds, the Lakers started to score more than 20 points, Wood 9 points, Hayes 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals.
After losing to the Nuggets, the Lakers showed strong strength this time, especially in the second quarter, the whole team scored 51 points, tying the single-quarter scoring record in team history, the Lakers are a defensive team, and offense has always been a problem that has plagued them, but in fact, the Lakers are really not weak in terms of squad depth, and can even be said to be the top in the league, such as the forward position, how many teams in the league are more luxurious than the Lakers? The answer is really hard to find, before the famous commentator Su Qun once expressed his feelings, he said that what the Lakers lack is not the depth of the lineup, but the tactics can't be played, if the starters Russell and Reaves have a stable score, the Lakers may not be able to win the Nuggets, to put it bluntly, the Lakers give us a feeling that we can't make it hard.
The Nuggets' two major offensive strengths are Jokic and Murray, first of all, it is certain that the thick eyebrows can completely explode with Mr. Jokic, and neither of them can help anyone, the gap between the Lakers and the Nuggets lies in the guard line, Murray's scoring ability is too strong, and the Lakers can't prevent him, because Russell, Reaves and Christie are not good at defense, and Russell seems to be guilty of Nuggets phobia, and every time he plays with the Nuggets, he will fall into a slump, which was like this in the Western Conference finals last year and the opening game of this season, and Russell did not appear in the previous meeting, Just imagine, if Russell can play today's data in the face of the Nuggets, the Lakers really may not lose, to sum up, whether the Lakers can beat the Nuggets, the key depends on Russell's performance.
Looking at the whole game, Russell became the biggest surprise, in the first quarter of the competition, Russell dared to attack Zion, and then the jump shot continued to score, in the second quarter, Russell went down to earth, once scored 4 three-pointers in a row, the Pelicans couldn't stand it directly, and came back from a pause to start wrapping Russell, as a result, James, Hachimura and Reaves took turns to exert force, Russell played well, the Lakers' offense was smoother, even if the opponent was sandwiched, others could get more opportunities, so it was not Zhan Mei who determined the Lakers' ceiling, but RussellIn the third quarter, Russell continued to exert his strength, and at the end of the quarter, he continued to shoot two three-pointers, and how to shoot and score with an explosive hand, which is already the performance of the league's top scorer.
Russell's high-scoring game, the Lakers basically won't lose, in the previous trade rumors, Russell has been put on the shelf repeatedly, the Lakers want to trade him for Dejounte Murray, but unfortunately the Hawks don't want Russell, and the Lakers don't want Reaves, and the final transaction can only be invalidated, and this may also be the reason for Russell's fighting spirit, in fact, in terms of recent performance, Russell's outbreak is not limited to one or two games, but continuous, so although the Lakers failed in the trade, they also gained, after all, it inspired Russell's real strengthEven if he can trade for Murray, he may not be better than the current Russell, not to mention, the Lakers guard may welcome new signings, and they are very close to signing Dinwiddie.
James was interviewed after the game, and when talking about Russell's play, he said: "That's what we like about Russell, he led us to win the game, I told him that he can really help the team, and when he plays tonight's stats, we won't lose any games," This is very understandable, James believes that the Lakers won today by Russell, in addition, the old Zhan said that as long as Russell plays well, the Lakers can beat any opponent, including the Nuggets, James can be said to have a thorough analysis, or as mentioned earlier, the main reason why the Lakers lost the Western Conference finals and the opening game of this season is actually Russell, as long as Russell plays well, the Lakers are really not afraid of the Nuggets.
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The Lakers' forward line is strong enough, and if they want to beat the Nuggets, the only way to crack it is for Russell to explode, as long as the data does not lose too much to the Nuggets Murray. James also talked about the rest of the schedule, saying: "The team needs to be consistent in the last two and a half months of the regular season, hopefully we can play some good games and win a few games in a row, not the kind of situation that can blow up the opponent or be blown up by the opponent on any given night, and when we defend with all our strength and play the right way, we get the result we want." "The door to the free market has been closed, and the Lakers know very well that they can only rely on the existing lineup to fight, I hope Russell can continue to break out, the Lakers need you to cut 20+ steadily.