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On September 16 Beijing time, the 2019-20 NBA playoffs continued. The Nuggets again beat the Clippers 104-89, winning three games in a row, knocking out their opponents 4-3 and reaching the Western Conference Finals.
In the next Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets will face the Lakers.
Ten years later, the Lakers opened another great opportunity to rise to the top. The difference is that this time the leader was replaced by James, 35, and his brother, 27.
This season, James emerged from the confusion of groin injuries and finally proved his worth for the Lakers, fulfilling his promise to lead the team back to the playoffs. He still averaged 25.4 points and 8 rebounds per game, plus 10.3 assists per game to create a career-high, and, for the first time in his career, he won the season’s assists.
Big Eyebrow also has a great time with the Lakers, although his output of 26.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game is lower than in previous years. But in Los Angeles, he experienced the joy of playing for a really strong team.
In other positions, Rondo, Bradley, McGee, Pope, Howard and others are also reviving the Lakers. The existence of Danny Green, a 3D champion, and the growth of popular replacement Caruso, have enriched the team’s culture and depth of rotation.
In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Lakers have also encountered some obstacles, but at critical moments, the power of Zhan Mei’s core can be revealed. And Vogel flexibly changed depending on the battle situation and also got unexpected results. In the semifinals, against the red team, the Lakers’ three-point shot was not dominant. But they changed one by one, defeating the opposition system through defense and teamwork.
In contrast, the Nuggets have almost kept their original team from last season this season. In the regular season, they also continued their stable performance, with 46 total wins, ranking third in the West.
Master Yue continues to be the pinnacle of the team, in the regular season he averaged 19.95 points, 9.74 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.16 steals per game, although all four statistics have fallen slightly from the previous season. But after resuming work, especially after entering the park, the teacher’s condition improved more and more. In the playoffs, Master Yo reduced his passing frequency and added more personal attacks, his scoring average soaring to 26.1 points per game. In the series just concluded with the Clippers, he broke the opponent’s inner line on his own. In the first 6 games of the series, he averaged 25.8 points, 12 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. In the crucial tiebreaker, Teacher Yue scored 16 points, 22 rebounds and 13 assists in a great triple-double.
Second head Jamal Murray has also undergone a transformation, in the regular season he averaged 18.49 points, 4.8 assists and 4 rebounds per game, with little progress, he was also questioned about the mismatch between the field trip and the maximum salary . But after entering the playoffs, Murray suddenly got his hands dirty. In the first round of the series with the Jazz, he pitched 40+ in three straight games, and even scored 50+ in two games. In the series with the Clippers, Murray was once severely restricted, but in the past three reversals, he once again showed his star value, especially in the tiebreaker, with a performance of 20 points in a single quarter and 40 points in the audience. The Clippers went home.
As for the secondary roles around Master Yoo and Murray, although their support is weak in certain games, there are always people who can stand up at critical moments. Especially in the series that set the Clippers back, Porter, Gary Harris and Jeremy Grant all played surprisingly. This type of surprise force is expected to continue into the Western Conference Finals.
Historically, the Lakers have a total record of 129 wins and 78 losses against the Nuggets (regular season + playoffs), and the Lakers have an outright advantage. In playoff history, the two teams had a total of 6. The Lakers also crushed their opponents and cleared all 6 times. In 2009, the Lakers and the Nuggets met in the final of the Western Conference. At that time, the Kobe-led Zijin Army was even more powerful in completing customs clearance, eventually winning the championship that year.
This season, the Lakers have played the Nuggets 4 times and won 3 of them. But it should be noted that in the last two clashes, the Zijin Army played very hard, did not win an overtime match even once, and once after returning to work, they won with a magic triple from Kuzma. victory. Given the Nuggets ‘stiff endurance in the playoffs, the Lakers should learn from the Jazz and Clippers’ experience in the Western Conference and shouldn’t relax in the least. (Poirot)Return to Sohu to see more
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