The Angels. Playing on the brink of elimination, LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers achieved their first victory of the NBA first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, 119-108, to stay alive.
The Los Angeles team, which was forced to win to stay alive, now has a 3-1 disadvantage against the current NBA champions, who had a streak of 11 consecutive victories against LeBron James’ team.
With the support of his fans, ‘King James’ added 30 points and Anthony Davis another 25 plus 23 rebounds to avoid a new 4-0 sweep like the one they suffered last year against the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals.
Nikola Jokic, Denver’s star, finished with a huge triple double of 33 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists.
The Serbian center was supported by Jamal Murray (22 points) and Michael Porter Jr. (27) but the rest of his teammates were overwhelmed by the Lakers determined to avoid another humiliating elimination.
Unlike the initial three games, the team led by Darvin Ham maintained its lead on the scoreboard in the face of the Nuggets’ comeback attempts and the tense atmosphere that existed at the Crypto.com Arena.
Despite the victory, the Lakers continue to face an almost impossible mission since no franchise has come back from 3-0 down in the entire history of the playoffs.
Game 5 of this Western Conference playoffs will be played on Monday at the Nuggets’ Ball Arena.
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– 2024-05-01 06:53:42
