At 9:30 a.m. Beijing time on March 3, the 2023-24 NBA regular season continues. There are only three games on this matchday, but all eyes will surely be on the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets. The game was broadcast live on CCTV5 and at the same time in the United States, and everyone was waiting for the arrival of James' 40,000-minute moment in his personal career. After scoring 31 points in the last game against the Wizards, James is only nine points away from the 40,000-point milestone.
James is sure to play in this game, 9 points are easy for him, and even the first quarter may be achieved! On the home court of the Lakers, facing the defending champions, it is wonderful to welcome the arrival of 40,000 points on such an occasion! The Lakers have faced the Nuggets twice this season, and the Lakers have lost two in a row. So, can James lead the Lakers to revenge while reaching the 40,000-point milestone in this game? We'll see!
In the first quarter, Jokic scored 4 points in a row, and the Nuggets started the game with a 4-0 run; The Lakers' scoring drought lasted for nearly 2 minutes, and finally broke the drought with a thick eyebrow empty cut, and then the Lakers played a wave of 7-0 to complete the overtake! Porter hit 2 3-pointers in a row to bite the score, Reaves responded with 3 points, Hachimura hit Murray in a misplaced position and scored 7 points in a row, James counterattacked and went straight to the basket for a layup, getting the first point of the game, only 7 points away from 40,000 points, and directly stopped the Nuggets; After the timeout, James hit a 3-pointer in the bottom corner of the left side, and thick eyebrows, Hachimura, and Reaves scored 6 points in a row, and the difference gradually widened to double digits; At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led by 6 points at 33-27;
In the second quarter, James scored a layup, Porter scored 5 points in a row to respond, James broke through to the layup and hit again, 40,000 points in hand! Then he assisted Russell to hit a 3-point shot, Porter hit a pull-up jumper, James assisted Hayes to make a layup to continue the firepower, Murray stepped back and hit a jumper, and Russell hit a stop-and-go shot! After that, the Lakers continued to exert their strength, and Russell scored 6 points in a row, and the point difference came to double digits again, directly stopping the Nuggets. After the pause, the Nuggets scored 8 points in a row to narrow the difference, Zhan Mei scored 4 points in a row to stop the bleeding at the critical moment, Hachimura continued to make a jumper, and the Lakers returned a wave of 6-0! At halftime, the Lakers led by 8 points 66-58, and James scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals at halftime;
Yibian fought again, the Lakers' hand felt significantly lower in this section, and the Nuggets took the opportunity to complete the overtake! The Lakers made three 3-pointers from the outside in this quarter, but the interior encountered a strong defense from the Nuggets and repeatedly scuttled inside to no avail. The Nuggets basically gave up their outside projection, shooting only 5 3-pointers and hitting 2 shots; The main interior line frequently succeeded, Jokic was full of firepower in this quarter, making layups, mid-range shots, and 3-point efforts, and scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting! At the end of the 3rd quarter, the Nuggets recovered an 8-point gap, and the total score came to 89 draws, entering the final quarter!
At the beginning of the final quarter, Watson took the lead in hitting a backward shot, Dinwiddie continued with a 3-pointer, and the two sides went back and forth, and the score rose alternately. After that, Porter and Murray hit 3 points in a row, and the Nuggets began to open up the difference, and at the critical moment, James broke through the layup in a row and scored +3 points, and 1 person scored 7 points in a row to lead the Lakers to overtake and stop the Nuggets! It's amazing that a 39-year-old veteran can still have such a strong confrontation and feel! After that, the two teams alternated leads, and the difference in points remained around 2 points throughout. But after that, the Nuggets played a wave of 7-0 small climax to open up the difference, and in the end, the Lakers were unable to fight back, and the score was fixed at 124-114, and the Nuggets won 6 consecutive victories.
Statistics: In this game, James scored 26 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, thick eyebrows 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 hats, Hachimura 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Reeves 19 points, 2 rebounds and 14 assists, Russell 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists;
On the Nuggets' side, Jokic had 35 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 block, Porter had 25 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, Murray had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal, Gordon had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, and Holiday had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. A new season of sports