They had to come back from 3-1 deficits and win in seven games against the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers. But that will not be the case here for Los Angeles they know that the Nuggets won’t go down without a fight.īy now we all know about how the Nuggets are the Cinderella team in this one, refusing to go down and going through two Game 7s already. Now usually, when a team is up 3-1 in a series, they really don’t have too much to worry about when it comes to getting that last win. Monte Morris also stepped up for Denver with 12 points (4-7, 57.1%) off the bench. shot 5-8 (62.5%), including a clutch three-pointer at the buzzer to end the third quarter. had himself quite the game off the bench with a near double-double in 13 points and eight rebounds. Jokic also was unable to score any points in the fourth quarter, another factor that could have been the difference. He found himself in foul trouble due to some tough play from Dwight Howard early in the game, finishing the game with five fouls. Jokic kind of struggled in this game with 16 points (6-13, 46.1%) and only seven rebounds.
Jerami Grant continued to step up on offense coming off his postseason career-high 26 points in the last game to score 17 in this one. Murray did show off his improved impressive passing skills with eight assists. Murray led the Nuggets with 32 points on 12-20 (60%) shooting from the field, but a surprising 0-3 from beyond the arc. Kyle Kuzma had himself 10 points, also coming off the bench. Rajon Rondo came off the bench to score 11 points on 4-6 (66%) shooting, while also dishing out seven assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was the third leading man in this one, scoring 13 points on 3-9 (33%) shooting from the three. The critical adjustment James took in the fourth quarter was switching to guard Jamal Murray and being able to slow him down when Denver needed their star the most.Īnother considerable difference for Los Angeles in game four was their star players received more help with additional balanced scoring. James shot just 7-18 (38%) from the field. LeBron James had another “decent” game with a near triple-double in 26 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists. Although he had a good shooting night, he only grabbed five rebounds, which is still unacceptably low for the superstar big man. Luckily it did not seem to matter as the Lakers still got the win. Howard finished the game with a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds.Īnthony Davis led all scorers in this one with 34 points on 10-15 (66%) shooting from the floor. His aggressive play on the glass on offense and slowing Nikola Jokic down on defense was key to building an early lead for Los Angeles. Perhaps it was the increase in minutes and move to the starting lineup for Dwight Howard that made the difference. The Lakers won in a pretty close one in game four. The game looked like it could have been anybody’s game up until the last few minutes when the Lakers pulled off the 114-108 victory with some suffocating defense.
JAZZ VS NUGGETS 2010 PLAYOFFS SERIES
Would Denver tie the series, showing that they have all the momentum now? Or would the Los Angeles Lakers take a dominating 3-1 series lead? The dreaded 3-1 deficit is usually a sign of near elimination for most teams, but not for the Nuggets who have come back from two 3-1 series deficits already in this postseason. The Lakers will look to advance to the NBA Finals with a win in Game 5.Īfter the Denver Nuggets won Game 3 in a dominating fashion, a lot of people didn’t know what to expect in Game 4. Game Preview: Lakers vs Nuggets – WCF – Game 5
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