On May 21, Beijing time, the Lakers briefly rebounded the score at the beginning of the final quarter when the G3 trailed by up to 14 points in the Western Finals, but were later rebounded by the Nuggets. James was unable to lead the team to a rally, losing another game and trailing 3-0 on aggregate to lose match points. The 38-year-old James once had a frightened foot, and also had an embarrassing moment when he hit referee Foster, causing the corner of his mouth to bleed, he contributed a quasi-triple-double of 23+7+12, especially after 0 of 13 in the first three points in the Western Conference finals, he hit two important three-pointers in a row in the final moments of the third quarter, but he was still unable to save the Lakers, and it was also facing the precedent of 0-3 in history, which made James extremely frustrated.
It is worth mentioning that James has contributed double-doubles 138 times in his playoff career, surpassing Bill Russell of the Lord of the Rings, and rising to the 5th place in playoff history to reach a milestone.
Can 38-year-old James change his life? He led the Lakers to complete a three-thousandth probability counterattack in the 2-10 start of the regular season, not only defeating the Timberwolves to advance to the playoffs, but also leading the team to eliminate the Grizzlies and Warriors 4-2 in the first two rounds, which shows the super resilience of James and the Lakers.
Only in the Western Conference finals to meet the regular season Western No. 1 Nuggets, James "made mistakes" in the final moments of two consecutive games. In the first game of the Western Conference final, James missed an equalizing three-point and a fatal mistake in the final moment, and in the second game of the Western Conference final, James missed an important layup and then sent another mistake, and the embarrassing situation of the empty basket being blocked by the basket and the empty dunk in the game appeared.
Now back at home in the Western Conference Final G3, the Lakers started with Murray's continuous shooting, and the Lakers trailed by 14 points at most, which is undoubtedly an extremely embarrassing performance. James had five points and two assists on 2-of-4 shooting in the first quarter, but his plus-minus of -10 was extremely embarrassing and didn't help the team much.
James continued to score four more points on 2-of-4 shooting in the second quarter, but he went on to provide five assists in a single quarter and played more of the role of the brain of the organization tandem team, helping the Lakers chase only three points in the first half. James accidentally bumped into referee Foster in the first half of the game, causing Foster to bleed from the corner of his mouth and was forced to briefly receive hemostatic treatment. James also rushed to apologize to Foster, and Foster said: "It's okay! I understand! ”
In the second half of the game, James accidentally stepped on the foot of Nuggets' main Gordon after a layup, and once fell to the ground and rolled, but fortunately James was not in trouble, just a false alarm. James continued to combine offensive passes and performance, leading the Lakers to a brief tie in the third quarter, only to be led again by the Nuggets inside and out. Fortunately, in the final stage of the third quarter, James had already shot 0 of 13 from three-point range in the Western Conference finals, but he then hit two consecutive three-pointers, which became an important moment for the Lakers to chase points, and at the end of the third quarter, James contributed 16+5+9 data to help the Lakers continue to chase only 2 points.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Lakers briefly overtook the score, but the Nuggets hit consecutive three-pointers to regain a 12-point advantage with a wave of 13-0 offense, which also put the Lakers in crisis mode again. James assisted on eight base shots to break the scoring drought, and James then broke through to make two free throws to chase points, but the Nuggets then extended their double-digit advantage, and James and the Lakers were also unable to turn over and lose another game to lose the game point, and they were on the verge of being out.
(Text/Drunken Lying Float)