NetEase Sports reported on May 17:
The NBA playoffs in 2022-23 will continue, Denver Nuggets It was a good start after winning the Western Challenge. Jokic With 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, Murray scored 31 points. They led the team to establish a big score advantage in the first half of the game. At the end of the quarter, the Nuggets beat Los Angeles 132-126 at home in the first game of the Western Conference finals Lakers Team. The Nuggets are leading 1-0, and the second game of the series between the two teams will continue to be held in Denver.
The Nuggets' Jokic got 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists in a triple double, Murray got 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Pop got 21 points, Brown got 16 points and 4 rebounds, Porter got 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Gordon got 12 points. Davis of the Lakers had 40 points and 10 rebounds, LeBron had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, Reeves had 23 points and 8 assists, and Kyo Kumura had 17 points.
The Lakers continue to use the starting lineup of the last game of the semi-final. After the start of the game, the Lakers were blasted on defense and rebounding, and Porter and Murray scored three points each. They led the team to a 14-7 start. Davis temporarily stopped the bleeding with two penalties. Murray and Jokic took turns to score and led the team to another 8 points. The Nuggets expanded their advantage. Reeves made a strong shot of three points, Brown, Jokic and Gordon scored another six points, and the Nuggets led by 16 points with a 30-14 lead. Walker hit a three-point shot, and the two teams scored some points respectively. LeBron hit a jumper. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers were behind by 12 points with 25-37 points.
The second quarter was opened by the Batura Zhongtou. The Nuggets scored 7 points in a row, and they led by 17 points with 44-27 points. The Lakers' offense improved after the suspension, and they were close to chasing 7 points. Jokic broke through the dunk, Davis and LeBron scored 3 points, and the Lakers were down 9 points by 37-46. After the two sides saw each other for several rounds, the Nuggets firmly held the lead. Jokic hit two free throws and Porter scored three points. The Nuggets took a 64-47 lead at 1:45 before half time. Davis scored two goals in a row, Murray and Jokic hit back 4 points, Walker scored three points, Murray kept his touch and scored two more goals. At the end of the half court, Nuggets led by 72-54 by 18 points.
The Nuggets' Jokic had 19 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists in the first half, Murray had 17 points and 4 rebounds, Brown had 14 points and 4 rebounds, and Porter had 10 points and 7 rebounds; The Lakers' Davis scored 18 points and LeBron had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Shortly after the beginning of the third quarter, Davis and Russell recovered 4 points, and the Nuggets immediately requested a suspension. Jokic quickly responded with 4 points and opened up again. Davis and Reeves joined hands with 4 points. Popp responded with 4 points. The Nuggets led by 20 points with 90-70 points. After the Lakers paused, Davis and LeBron took turns to chase the points. Popp opened fire from the outside and hit two three-point shots in a row. Reeves hit back with three points. LeBron hit two free throws, and the Lakers fell behind 81-99. Brown broke through the dunk, but after that, the Nuggets were obviously lax. Davis scored 5 points and led the team to make a 11-2 counterattack. The Lakers narrowed the gap to 11 points. Jokic made a three-point shot at the back step of the buzzer in the face of thick eyebrows, and the Denver Nuggets led 106-92 at the end of the three quarters.
LeBron and Reeves each scored 3 points. They led the team to start the fourth quarter with an 8-2 counter attack. The Lakers were only 8 points behind. The Denver Nuggets returned to attack after the suspension. Porter and Green scored three points each. Murray scored two more goals in a row. They led the team to return to the 10-2 attack wave. The Denver Nuggets led by 118-104. Schroeder hit three points, Murray hit two free throws, Davis kept his aggressiveness and scored another 4 points, Reeves also performed well, hitting an empty three points, they led the team to hit a 11-1 counterattack wave, and the Lakers were 3 points behind by 121-124 with 3:20 left in the fourth quarter.
Gordon made one of two free throws, LeBron missed the jump shot, Davis missed the makeup shot, Gordon missed the dunk, and the Nuggets regained a six point lead. Reeves scored another three points, and Popp made a breakthrough to pick the basket. The Nuggets led by 5 points with 129-124 points. LeBron missed three points, Jokic made a foul and hit two free throws, giving Nuggets a five point lead. After the Lakers paused, LeBron made a mistake and Jokic hit one of two free throws, giving the Nuggets a 132-126 lead. After the Lakers paused, LeBron missed three points, and they lost by six points.
The Lakers' starting lineup: Schroeder, Russell, Reeves, LeBron, Davis
Nuggets starting lineup: Murray, Porter, Popp, Gordon, Jokic
