On March 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers hosted the Nuggets, and the battle attracted great attention, because James had a high probability of scoring 40,000 points, in addition, the Lakers had suffered 7 consecutive defeats in the face of the Nuggets, obviously they didn't want to lose again, and Ham also released cruel words before the game, he said that he would try to limit Jokic and Murray and strive for revenge on the Nuggets. Lakers starters: Russell + Reaves + Hachimura + James + thick eyebrows, Nuggets starters: Murray + Braun + Porter + Gordon + Jokic, Pope is absent.
Jokic scored 4 points in a row at the beginning, thick eyebrows also responded with 4 points in a row, Russell made a layup, Hachimura and Porter made three-point shots to each other, Reeves hit three points again, Jokic jumped, Hachimura made a layup, Porter scored three points, the game was fast-paced, Reeves frequently sent assists, the Lakers led by 6 points after James made a layup, Reeves made free throws to expand the difference, Jokic threw to stop the bleeding, James pulled out three points and scored, Jokic made a basket, thick eyebrows and Hachimura dunked, Gordon made a layup, Reeves throws, the difference is 11 points, Jokic made a layup, Watson made a layup, Gordon dunked, Prince responded with a layup, Jokic hit a 45-degree board, Prince picked up a basket and hit an iron, Holiday made a three-point shot, and the Lakers led by 6 points at 33-27 in the first quarter.
Jokic hit 12 points and 3 rebounds in the first quarter, James made 2+1 in the second quarter, Porter scored 5 points in a row, Lao Zhan made a layup and hit again, 40,000 points in hand, Russell also scored three points, Porter shot, the difference was still 6 points, James assisted Hayes in the air, Murray and Russell scored each other, Holiday was outside**, Russell went on a rampage and cut 6 points in a row, at this time the Lakers had a lead of 11 points, Jokic, Braun and Gordon took turns to exert force, Hachimura, thick eyebrows and James teamed up to respond, the difference was still 11 points, Gordon made a basket, Murray made one of two free throws, Porter stepped on the line with three points, Murray jumped, and the Nuggets played a wave, but fortunately, the thick eyebrows made up for the dunk to stabilize the situation, Murray made a layup, Reddish responded with three points, Jokic picked up a basket, and the Lakers beat the Nuggets 66-58 at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Hachimura 13 points and 3 rebounds, James 11 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Brother Thick Mei 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, Reaves 9 points and 8 assists, Russell 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. On the Nuggets side, Porter had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Gordon had 8 points, Jokic had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Braun had 2 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, Murray had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and Holiday had 8 points.
Yibian fought again, the opening thick eyebrows were thrown, Porter responded with three points, Gordon shot, James made a layup, Porter jumped and hit again, the difference was 3 points, Hachimura three points quickly stopped the bleeding, but the Nuggets played momentum, Gordon made a layup, Murray scored 4 points in a row, Ham had to shout a timeout, and after coming back, Murray made a layup to chase 75 draws, Reeves hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding, Jokic tossed, Reeves made a layup, Jokic threw and scored, during this time the two sides played very fiercely, Jokic cut 7 points in a row to overtake, and the Lakers couldn't prevent it at all, Fortunately, Hachimura stabilized the situation with three points, Jokic was still chopping points, Hachimura made a layup, Watson made one of two free throws, Hachimura made a jumper, Dinwiddie missed a layup, and the Lakers 89-89 Nuggets ended the third quarter, and Jokic scored 13 points in a single quarter.
At the beginning of the critical final quarter, Watson jumped at the beginning, Dinwiddie scored three points, Watson dunked, Porter hit a three-point shot, Hayes ate cakes and dunked, Murray scored three points again, James suddenly broke out and cut 9 points in a row, Porter, Jokic and Murray responded in turn on the Nuggets, the two sides started a tug-of-war, Reaves jumper, Holiday outside **, James layup, Gordon hit a three-point shot, the score alternated leads, but Jokic hooked his hand, Murray jumped, Holiday made a layup, the Nuggets instantly led by 7 points, and Jokic made a layup at a critical moment. With a difference of 9 points, James made a layup to continue his life, but Gordon completely ended the suspense 2+1, and finally the Nuggets reversed the Lakers 124-114.
Lakers data: James got 26 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers, reaching the milestone of 40,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists, the first person in NBA history, many celebrities have congratulated Lao Zhan, but frankly speaking, James's offensive desire in the third quarter was not enough, he only scored 2 points in a single quarter, and was chased back by the Nuggets.
Brother Thick Eyebrows was too helpless, only got 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, and was completely blown up by Jokic again, I don't know what's going on, Thick Eyebrows can't have an advantage every time he faces Jokic. Hachimura went berserk, contributing 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, which is a fig leaf for the Lakers. Russell had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, playing decently.
Reaves had 19 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 turnovers, and the Lakers had three major losing sinners, starting with Prince, who only scored 2 points on 1-of-6 shooting, and there were no bright spots on the defensive end. It was followed by Dinwiddie, who played 20 minutes and scored only 3 points. Finally, there was Hamm, and in the second half of the third quarter, Ham used three guards again, which led to the Nuggets taking advantage of the opportunity to overtake the score in waves. I have to complain, the Lakers really can't beat the Nuggets, no matter how they play, it's the same plot every time, the front fight is intense, and the fourth quarter was taken away by a wave, the whole game, the Lakers' harvest may be Lao Zhan's 40,000 points and Hachimura broke out, and the rebounds fell too far behind. After the loss to the Nuggets, the Lakers remained in 10th place in the West, while the Warriors reaped the benefits and consolidated the 9th place in the West.
Nuggets stats: Jokic 35 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 turnovers, including 13 points in the third quarter, Porter 10 of 10, 5 of 5 three-pointers contributed 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists is an important contributor to the Nuggets' victory, Murray 24 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 turnovers, Gordon 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Braun 2 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, Holiday 13 points and 3 assists. The Nuggets really didn't give the Lakers face, which made James usher in a sad mileage, and after this battle, the Nuggets won 6 consecutive games and still ranked 3rd in the West.