Gordon dismembers some exhausted Lakers

Scripts are being repeated that Hollywood cannot cope with. That’s why a drastic turn of events is needed or the Lakers will go on vacation with another donut thanks to the Nuggets. The decisive point could have come in the second game, which the Angelenos had absolutely in hand, and what comes after is a cataract of corrections on the fly that will make the script anything but Shakespeare. A known story. A copied story. Where success is often found without having to justify it.

The Nuggets They arrived with conviction at the Crypto Arena and, after enduring a first half in which they were once again surprised, they took all their quality out of the suitcase and hit their opponent with it, slap after slap, until he gave up.

This game 3 of the first round of the West was resolved with a 105-112 which should have been bulkier. In the last minutes the score was adjusted due to the relaxation of the game itself and several successes by Austin Reaves (22).

The Lakers They entrusted themselves to the passion of Los Angeles to be brave and try to change the trend that had been established in the tie three days ago. Nothing could be further from reality, which is once again stark: those opposite are better.

From what was seen in this third confrontation, the same conclusions can be drawn as in this same tie a year ago: Malone’s men have one victory left to achieve and it should come as soon as possible. The Lakers’ forces do not seem equal to those of the champions, who threw the sites in California out of the way and plan to do the same. By repetition, as we said, great feats have been achieved. The Nuggets once again started off confused, down by twelve on the scoreboard, and came back, which speaks of vast resources.

At the beginning of the range of these Nuggets are the victories that, along the way, end up giving championships. Discovering secondary players who come to the fore is really pleasant for Jokic or Murray, so that they don’t always have to solve it themselves. This Thursday night Aaron Gordonthat strong forward whom many will know from the Dunk Contest (two participations, two controversies), lived his most impressive performance in the NBA. Without fear of exaggeration to describe it like this. From being the missing piece to that hard-working squad, which in years had not managed to make the leap to the level of fighting for the title, to confirming it there are several steps; What better than hitting all of them in the face of LeBron James, one of the best to ever step on a basketball court. His 29 points and 15 rejections are the consequence of a constant struggle in the Lakers’ zone, cutting to score and rebounding to multiply. He dismembered the rival team into so many parts that now, if they want to fight the series a little more, they will have to find them.

If right now it remains low, the hope that the Lakers will achieve a victory and return the action to Denver is solely and exclusively due to the quality of James and Davis, who once again scored more than half of their collective goals. Outside of those two islands everything is water. At the end of this match, signs of exhaustion began to be seen. on the local side, given that the pressure they endure goes somewhere when they see themselves so inferior. On the night of Saturday to Sunday there could be a definitive resolution.

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