On April 4th, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. The Lakers lost to the Nuggets 118-129 at home and suffered a 6-game losing streak.
On the Lakers side, Brother Nongmei scored 28 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, and Westbrook scored 27 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
Before this game, the Lakers ranked 11th in the standings, and the prospect of rushing for tickets in the playoffs is not optimistic. But what’s even worse is that in this game, James missed the game again because of aggravated ankle pain.
But at least, in the first quarter of the game, the Lakers did not have the slightest cowardice. Under the leadership of Brother Nongmei, they attacked vigorously. Knowing that the outside shot is inaccurate, they mainly attack the inside and have achieved excellent results.
In the dialogue with Jokic, Brother Nongmei did not show any disadvantages. He made full use of his advantages in mobility, whether it was dunks in the air, breaking through the lever like a guard, and turning around to get rid of him. The teacher’s hook shot into the net, or the Eurostep’s layup after getting rid of it, attracted cheers from the audience. In a single quarter, Nongmei scored 12 points, not only on offense, but also on defense.
Of course, what makes the Lakers even more gratifying is that in the latter part of the quarter, Westbrook also found his touch, and his jump into the net helped the team take the lead at the end of the first quarter.
After two quarters, the Lakers have been trying to bite the score. Brother Nongmei has a wonderful round to offer. However, in terms of personal output, his data has plummeted over time. Obviously, the soreness began to gradually affect his state when the knee injury was not completely in order.
On the opposite side of the thick eyebrows, Teacher Yao gradually dominated the game, and the balance of victory and defeat was gradually broken at the end.
In fact, the Lakers would have fallen even faster, but Westbrook delayed the team’s defeat this night. After missing two shots in the first two shots, Westbrook actually scored all 10 shots in a row, and hit consecutive hits. 10 goals has also become Westbrook’s personal career record.
During the period, Westbrook held the ball in the backcourt to advance a one-stop attack into the penalty area and dunk Cousins’ attack, which was a top-five performance.
Of course, all the gorgeous performances finally seemed a little pale in the face of the absolute strength gap. At the end of the quarter, with the outbreak of Teacher Yao and the counterattack of the Nuggets, the Lakers’ weak defense finally couldn’t stand it anymore.
In terms of attitude, this night, the hard work of the Lakers players was beyond reproach. From the perspective of personal output, Westbrook and Nongmei also showed their best level at this stage. Unfortunately, the miracle did not happen in the end. After losing this game, the situation of the Lakers became worse and worse, and maybe their journey this season has entered the countdown. (Poirot)Return to Sohu, see more
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