Saturday night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets ended in a manner reminiscent of their previous encounters.
The Lakers have now lost to the Nuggets eight times in a row, and in nearly all of those games, the two teams were tied heading into the closing minutes. From then on, the Nuggets took control and used outstanding offensive play to win the games while the Lakers faltered in crucial situations on both sides of the court.
Following the team’s most recent defeat to the Nuggets, Anthony Davis talked about what went wrong in the last moments and why Denver is such a difficult team to stop.
“I believe that with Cam, Austin, and Rui in the action tonight, they would enjoy having two screens,” Davis remarked. “And because guys were screening, Cam was just so far behind.” I’m the guy who provides assistance, so when I see Jamal Murray come off and be open, you should avoid giving him any attention because those are the two guys they are pursuing—him first, then Jokic, and vice versa. Rui was attempting to assist while also remaining attached to Jokic. thus they attempted to assist, and you know what I mean when they struck Jokic? Jokic is hitting their shooters on the weakside or dunks Aaron Gordon.
Thus, it’s merely something we need to discuss in great detail. This crew will be back, and it won’t be the last time they receive that package. We had the opportunity to watch the movie, take in what transpired, and analyze it in order to prepare for our next encounter with them.
As has been typical when these two teams play, the Lakers gave the Nuggets a hard game for the first forty-five minutes but were unable to finish it. When the Lakers lost, Davis was questioned about if he thought the team was getting closer to beating the reigning NBA champions.
To a certain extent. Because they consistently defeat us with the same tactic,” Davis remarked. “Yes, in terms of the first 42 minutes, or perhaps even 44 minutes, we are coming closer. In the final four minutes, all they do is reach their destination. And as I said, they hold us accountable for our errors. Yes, they were difficult to shoot. But you always know when they’re going to get to it. They do, however, have excellent execution. With Jamal Murray’s ability to score and pass, you make one error; the same is true with Jokic.
“There are also shooters around.” Aaron Gordon on the glass, who frequently gets into tight spots with the lob, ducking into smalls when I move to aid. Then they placed a shooter in that corner behind it, and the instructions were to choose your spot. Thus, they produce excellent readings.
With just four points in the second half of the game on Saturday, Davis finished with a total of 17 points, not enough to overcome a formidable Denver club.
