The Lakers lost 114-124 to the Nuggets, and with the playoffs last season, the Lakers have lost all eight of their last eight games against the Nuggets. The Lakers faced the Nuggets, and it was indeed not enough talent at the top level.
The scripts of the 8 game losses are very similar, the Lakers held out until the last moment, but they couldn't withstand the Nuggets' strength at critical moments.
The Lakers players did work hard, the starters all scored double-doubles, Russell and Reaves did not pull, and Hachimura also performed well, but after all, he couldn't prevent Jokic and Murray.
In this game, with 3:29 left in the fourth quarter, the Lakers trailed the Nuggets by one point 110-111. Entering the decisive moment, the Lakers looked like they had another chance, but the subsequent game once again repeated the script of the Lakers' previous loss to the Nuggets.
First, James broke through and missed, Jokic hit a difficult hook shot, and the Lakers trailed by 3 points. Hachimura hit an iron shot, and Murray hit Reaves on his back to give the Nuggets a five-point lead.
Next, the thick eyebrows followed up with a layup and was blocked by Porter, turned back to the Nuggets fast break, and Holiday made a layup, and the Nuggets led by 7 points. After the thick eyebrows hit the mid-range, Murray responded with an easy layup. Subsequently, James hit a three-point iron, Russell hit a three-point iron, Jokic assisted Gordon to eat cake under the basket, and after James scored a layup, Jokic once again assisted Gordon to score 2+1, and the game was won or lost.
In the competition at key moments, the Lakers couldn't prevent the Nuggets from scoring, and the Lakers' hard solution ability was not as good as the Nuggets, and they always lost at the last moment, and they lost without temper at all.
This kind of game is that the Lakers worked hard for 45 minutes, and at the last moment, as soon as the Nuggets made a force, the game was over, which was really demoralizing.
Jokic and Murray are indeed points that the Lakers can't solve, the backcourt can't guard against Murray, no one on the inside can limit Jokic, and now in the league, the Lakers' number one nemesis is definitely the Nuggets.
The regret of this game is that the Lakers were unable to meet James' milestone with a victory.
Before the Lakers' game against the Nuggets, James was only 9 points away from his career 40,000 points, and in the second quarter of the game, James broke through to the layup, faced Porter's defense, turned around and scored a left-handed layup, officially reaching the career milestone of 40,000 points.
40,000 points, has thrown off the second in the all-time scoring list Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387 points and 1,613 points. At the end of the game, James shot 12 of 20, scored 26 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, and his career total score reached 40,017 points.
The current James is undoubtedly a milestone on his walk, and the scary thing is that it looks like the 39-year-old is more than capable of extending his career scoring record to 45,000 points.
Since entering the NBA as a high school student in 2003, James has broken various records along the way, including the youngest 5,000-point record, the youngest 10,000-point record, the youngest 20,000-point record, the youngest 30,000-point record, and the youngest 40,000-point record, ......
He is also the all-time leading scorer in the playoffs, with a total of 8,023 points in the playoffs, surpassing second-placed Jordan with 2,036 points, and it is clear that he will continue his record.
In the 21st season of his career, at the age of 39, he can still average 25+7+7 per game, which no one in history has ever been able to do. Whether he is a fan of James or not, the achievements of James' career are worthy of admiration.
Not to mention whether James can achieve the record of 45,000 points in the future, the record of 40,000 points alone may not be achieved by anyone for a long time in the future.
Although the league now encourages offense, players are averaging more and more points per game, and now the score is going up to 130 points a game. Although with the advancement of medical technology, players have been in peak condition for longer and longer, just like today, 39-year-old James, 36-year-old Durant, and 36-year-old Curry are still in excellent form.
However, it will be quite difficult to maintain 21 seasons of excellent form like James while maintaining a high attendance rate.
Perhaps, this is a record for those who have not come after.
We didn't get to see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar crowned the all-time scoring leader, but we were fortunate enough to see James crowned the all-time scoring leader, as well as the 40,000-point milestone and maybe 45,000 points to go.
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