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With 2.1 seconds to go, the Lakers were two points behind 102: 103 when the Lakers took a side kick. At this point, the Lakers executed their tactics to perfection: first Danny Green made an empty cut, with no space; then LeBron James singled for the ball, obviously he didn’t move; finally Anthony Davis’s 3-pointer, moved to the three-point line, apparently Plumlee I thought it was a pick and roll, so Davis was given a gap. He also scored a lore ball called Kobe.
“Also, the last Lakers story in the playoffs was created by Kobe in 2006.”
But after Game 3, it’s clear the Lakers have more problems to solve. Like the previous two games, there are other details of the game that are worth discussing. Let’s keep looking …
Readers who haven’t seen the first two wars can watch it now!
Other than the whistle, where are the Lakers winning? Lakers VS Gold Nugget Game 1 Analysis
Under the timbre of Anthony Davis’ story, did the Lakers problem arise? Lakers VS Gold Nugget Game 2 Analysis
Do you still remember that in WWII, the Nuggets were quick to catch up and almost won the game? The main hero of the point hunt, without the author, is Nikola Jokic. In the first quarter of the third game, the fourth quarter of G2 was very visual.
To avoid the outside firepower of the Gold Nuggets in the first quarter, tactics keep constantly changing defenses. For this reason, Jokic also found the weakness of the Lakers, while they change defenses, they play singles. Also due to the confidence built up by the success of Anthony Davis at a critical moment in the last game, Jokic did not hesitate to play Davis today. He continued to take the position and used the thickness of his body to work.
To make an offense tougher, the Nuggets are even pinning down, actively trading defenders with their teammates, to expand their scoring advantage.
The Lakers’ offensive strategy is to play with Jokic. First, he brought Jokic to the top of the arc with a screen, then used the pick and roll to create LeBron’s mismatch to quickly cut the score. And Davis wasn’t idle either, first eating Jokic with a little hook and then scoring two points from middle distance.
In the second and third quarters, it was the key to widening the hairpin. LeBron didn’t play like LeBron. He kept making mistakes, and his biggest advantage controlled the pace of the game and took away the gold nugget. The Lakers don’t have any organization and their usual rebounding and fighting strengths are not well done. The most impressive scene was that at the end of the third quarter, when the Nuggets took a shot, there were four Lakers in the basket. But he didn’t expect the rebound to be finally snatched up by Jamal Murray who ran from the outside, no one got stuck and no one protected the rebound.
On the other hand, the gold nugget, under the influence of the enthusiasm of the main player Jokic, the bank jumped all. I still remember the X-factor that Michael Porter Jr. said in Game 1. He jumped early in the second quarter, first with a triple on LeBron and then a layup.
Monta Morris, the other bank, also received a lot of “easy money” due to the inexplicable defense of the Lakers.
And past Lakers games X Factor: Dwight Howard obviously didn’t make a significant contribution. After having experience in the first few games, Jokic seemed more calm and stable, and in the face of Howard’s verbal and physical provocations, he did not take it seriously, but generalized. The funny thing is, Howard, to provoke Jokic, was reluctant to stand behind the sideline when he served Jokic after a time-out, and continued to exchange words with Jokic.
Unfortunately, Howard not only didn’t cause Jokic any problems, he even caused problems of his own. In comments from previous games, I mentioned that Jokic likes to use body language to attract the referee’s gaze: for example, getting entangled with the opponent’s arm and pretending to be hit when meeting the opponent while holding the ball. What Howard suffered today was Jokic fell while rebounding with Howard and received an offensive foul.
Another is that I don’t know why Howard is so easily fooled by Jokic’s fake cast, and fouled.
But I keep thinking about Howard “Energy“I feel admired. Without him, the Lakers wouldn’t even have a chance to come back in the fourth quarter.
The success of the second and third quarters was nothing more than Jamal Murray’s offense. In this game, the Lakers are too easy to lose or to defend. Murray often slides into the penalty area to make layouts or takes a jump shot after the pick and roll. And in individual defense, Danny Green or KCP got tired and couldn’t follow in Murray’s footsteps, and lateral speed dropped a bit.
In the last quarter, it was the coaches battle. Michael Malone and Frank Vogel demonstrated their programming skills in the game. At 8 minutes and 40 seconds of attack and defense in the fourth quarter, the Lakers quickly changed their defensive strategy, using 2-3 zone defense, using the mobility of Rondo and Caruso, assisting in defense and double-teaming with Jokic, forcing him to lose the ball. Many errors. And he successfully interfered with Jamal Murray on individual defense. Rondo’s three consecutive steals led the Lakers to a four-point gap.
