2023-05-17 04:12:00
NBA — Long one-sided, this Game 1 saw Denver take over Los Angeles (132-126), in the wake of Nikola Jokic (34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists…), to lead 1-0 in this conference final.
long awaited by Denver that the teammates of Nikola Jokic (34 points, 21 rebounds, 14 assists) started the meeting with a bang, blowing up the defensive guarantees of The Angels, with in particular a multitude of offensive rebounds and many points in counter-attack. Despite the hosts’ attacking display, Anthony Davis (40 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals), LeBron James (26 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists) and others tried to catch up, but they were not helped by a defense with absent subscribers.
However, we believed that the Lakers were going to succeed in carrying out a robbery by going to the end of their “comeback” of madness in the fourth quarter, but the Nuggets held on to validate their victory (132-126), synonymous 1-0 in the series.
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
— Nikola Jokic has the last word against Anthony Davis. The duel between the two best interiors of these playoffs has kept all its promises from Game 1, between a “Joker” in the oven and the mill on the Nuggets side, with the limits we know him in defense, or an uncontrollable “AD” in the paint and at mid-range, despite less obvious defensive influence. We want more, especially since we want to see which of these two monsters will crack the first against the other on the physical level, since they leave quite a lot of energy to fight and contain each other .
— Denver intractable for three and a half quarters. Before the final six minutes undermined what they had achieved before, the Nuggets recited their basketball for about 40 minutes, led by Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray of course. Together, the team leaders set the tone to punish a Lakers defense that was far too soft and disturbed by the lack of influence of an Anthony Davis who could not patrol as usual near the circle. In demonstration, the Colorado players could therefore sanction from anywhere, even if it meant relaxing at the end…
— Los Angeles’ “small ball” took on water. As for Game 6 against the Warriors, Darvin Ham had decided to trust Dennis Schröder in five, rather than Jarred Vanderbilt or especially Rui Hachimura. Except that it did not work and, from the first minutes, the Nuggets gave themselves to their heart’s content to punish the Californian choice. Bigger, stronger and more physically imposing, they took the LA players by the throat to comfortably take control, capturing a mind-blowing total of offensive rebounds. The tactical adjustment will not have to wait, especially since Hachimura has seduced quite a bit.
TOPS/FLOPS
✅ Denver Offense/Collective. As we know, the Nuggets have the best offensive efficiency in these playoffs and they have demonstrated why, by breaking the lock on the Lakers, yet leaders in defensive efficiency in these playoffs. Always there in the right place at the right time, altruistic, confident and united, Michael Malone’s men produced a choice performance in attack and, between the magic of Nikola Jokic, the arabesques of Jamal Murray, the “impact” points of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the cleanliness of Michael Porter Jr. or the aggressiveness of Bruce Brown, Los Angeles simply did not know where to turn.
✅ The LeBron/Davis duo. If Austin Reaves woke up at the end of the game and almost tipped it over with his baskets from afar, we can’t say that it was he who, like LeBron James and Anthony Davis, kept the Lakers on the surface. when the Nuggets were spanking them. Expected at the turning point in this series, as the competition progresses, the two Californian “superstars” have shown the example and put their team on their backs, pressing into the racket taking advantage of the lack of opposing deterrence, when they do not were not on the free throw line.
⛔ D’Angelo Russell. With only 8 points and 3 assists in 26 minutes, at 4/11 in shooting (including 0/3 at 3-points), it is clear that the Lakers point guard missed his Game 1, forcing Darvin Ham to pass from him in the hot moments of the fourth quarter. But it is not illogical either, because “D-Lo” generally took the water in defense against the opposing assaults, in addition to never finding his rhythm in attack. Far too difficult to leave him on the floor, when he had to make a choice between Austin Reaves, Dennis Schröder and him…
THE FOLLOWING
Game 2 of the series, still in Denver, will be played Thursday evening (2:30 a.m.)
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D= defensive rebound; T = Total Bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
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