The Nuggets of G3 did not have high intensity after the opening, especially Jokic put on a posture that can play and can't play. The stats speak for themselves, as a team big core single-core 3 of 0 swallowed eggs, and only gave out 1 assist for teammates.
Probably the sparsest section of Jokic's entire series so far, this performance should have caused the main helmsmen in the arena to nod frequently, be teachable, and understand politics. However, the chief helmsman did not expect two points:
1. The Lakers play sparsely on their own offense;
2. Murray is not political.
Under the premise of having the right time and place, the Lakers' output firepower only lasted for 4 minutes. From 8:14 to 2:36, the Lakers didn't score in sports for almost half a quarter, relying only on sporadic free throws to survive. Of course, if everyone in the Nuggets paddles like Jokic, the game will evolve in the direction of an ugly iron fight. Unexpectedly, Murray jumped out.
Recall the flying last of the first three pits of G2 Murray, and today it is directly reversed.
The state is brave, Russell & Schroder as a sandbag, 8 of 10 points in a single quarter, this is a fart, the Lakers were constipated for 6 minutes, and the first quarter gathered the team's strength to barely make up 20 points.
Some friends joked that the trio led by Foster began to exert strength in the second quarter, but it was not. As a veteran control master who is trusted by the leadership, Foster's initial plan was to observe the situation and plan later. Overall, the overall blow in the first half was okay, although the Lakers made good free throws. However, before halftime, Pope's avatar Calista swung the spear of revenge, and the score was still the Nuggets' lead.
That's not right.
What's even more wrong is still ahead, and the relocation battle Pop is getting more and more courageous, and the three-point bullet rains down as if to demonstrate to the Lakers. This matter is a big deal, the leader personally came to show this? Not doing one and not stopping, Foster gritted his heart and silently said "I will do it for the wicked", but listened to a whistle, and Jokic was happy to mention 4 offenders.
The funny thing about this ball is that the slow motion explanation is clear, it is purely a void foul, and the right hand that is swung out is not stained with thick eyebrows at all, and it is not a violation of the cylinder, and this contact can really not be played under the basket if it can blow a foul. No wonder Jokic immediately cried out when the whistle sounded, and Madhu immediately responded to the challenge of the request.
As a result, the challenge failed.
The group was in a trance, and they all sighed that they could still blow like this. From Bruce Brown to Pope, he was immediately caught at the slightest move; Instead, Murray turned around and the jumper was directly killed by Schroeder and fell to the ground, choosing to ignore it and turn away, almost missing Murray from the heart attack on the spot. Just two minutes later, the trio led by Foster almost joined the home team as reinforcements, but all the Lakers could do was tie the score.
Jokic sat down and sulked, and the elite Lakers still couldn't help the Nuggets, which itself signaled that the game would move in a direction that was not favorable to the home team. Sure enough, after the third quarter, the Nuggets still led, and when they entered the final quarter, Jokic, who was full of energy, reappeared like a dragon out to sea and began to roll on the inside. On the one hand, it may be that he can't let go of his evil anger and wants to vent, on the other hand, it may mean that after carefully observing the battle situation, he decided that the Lakers were already Qian's donkey, so what is polite?
So the flag waved and gave the highest instruction:
Brethren, cut them.
The poor Lakers puffed up enough courage to carry 5 minutes, and finally were completely defeated by the long-range shooting trifecta of Green, Brown and Murray. When the difference was widened to 12 points with less than 5 minutes left in the game, the Lakers' mentality up and down collapsed. The gap in hard power is really overwhelming, and the particularly murderous scene occurred more than three minutes before the end, when the old man finally raised his hand and hit a long shot, and Jokic immediately gave the same response. At this time, although it is silent, it can clearly read this meaning:
"Senior, you are old, I can do everything you can, but what I can do you can't, the times have changed, and it no longer belongs to you."
It's cruel, and it's an indisputable fact. In this series, the old man, who is also a big core of the ball, and Jokic's influence on the game are not at all in the same notch. When Jokic made up his mind to finish the game, he could really do it, but look at the old man. Once upon a time, he was also known as the unparalleled warrior who crashed on the shore and rolled up a thousand piles of snow, but unfortunately the years do not look back, no one is forever young, but there are always people who are young.
Three years ago in the park, you still have Yu Yong, he is still immature; Three years later, you are dying of old age, and he is like the Japanese side.
At the final whistle, the Nuggets, who changed the aggregate score to 3-0, declared the plan to save the Lakers completely bankrupt, and Foster, who had everything in sight, may regret it. Why bother? Know early on that you are not useful for giving you a chance, it is better not to give it. There is indeed a bias in strength, and the Nuggets are the more dominant side in any dimension of this series. From the overall attack and defense to the rotation of the lineup, to the play of the ace. A set of data is like this, at the moment Murray averages 35+7+5, Jokic 27+15+11, thick eyebrows 29+14, old man 24+9+10, which is higher and lower at a glance. Even covering up their respective names, defining the one 35+7+5 as the peak curry, and then defining the 27+15+11 as the peak old man makes sense.
In part, thanks to Reeves and Hachimura, if it were not for their struggle, I am afraid that the scene would have been tragic.
Is there a miracle next? There are no miracles, and there has never been any example in history where you can turn over in a 0-3 desperate situation. The predecessors couldn't do it, and the current Lakers certainly can't do it, and the next priority is clear: strive for decency as much as possible.
Emphasis, decency may not be able to win it, depending on whether the Nuggets are willing to give it.