The most watched group of matchups in the first round of this year's NBA playoffs is the Lakers vs Nuggets, last season's Western Conference Nuggets swept the Lakers 4-0, the Lakers strengthened the lineup for the Nuggets last offseason, but the Nuggets swept the Lakers 3-0 in the regular season, and many people in the industry were optimistic about the Lakers before the start of this series, thinking that the Lakers may take revenge on the Nuggets. At present, the 2 teams have played 3 games, the Lakers have been reversed in 3 consecutive games with the lead in the first half, and they are currently 0-3 behind and in a desperate situation, and the teams that are 0-3 behind in NBA history have not been able to turn the tables, so do the Lakers have any hope of creating a miracle?
Industry insiders gave their views on this, Barkley believes that the Lakers have no hope of turning the tables, Barkley said that the Lakers' mentality has collapsed, and they are just going through the motions in the first half of the G3 game, and the Lakers are going home. It is worth mentioning that before the start of this series, Barkley was not optimistic about the Lakers, believing that they were overrated.
Yang Yi also believes that it is impossible for the Lakers to turn the tables, and Yang Yi said that the Lakers have no confidence. The Nuggets have too much experience in dealing with the Lakers, their hearts are like stopping water, they follow the run in the first half, and in the second half, they exert their strength, increase their defensive intensity, and reverse the trend with continuous counterattacks. It is worth mentioning that before the start of this round of the series, Yang Yi was optimistic about the Nuggets and thought that the Nuggets would eliminate the Lakers 4-1.
In the 3 games of Lakers vs Nuggets, in fact, the Nuggets' performance was not good, their three-point shooting was inaccurate, and the three-point shooting rate was only 26.9%, but the Nuggets' rebounding was too powerful, averaging 48.3 rebounds per game, and the Lakers could only grab 38.7 rebounds per game, with the rebounding advantage, the Nuggets averaged 11 more shots per game, which was the key reason why the Nuggets were able to win the Lakers. The Nuggets are stronger than the Lakers in size and physical strength, and when the game reaches a critical moment, Jokic and Murray's efficiency is also better than that of the Lakers' James and thick eyebrows.