Beijing time on September 11, 2020, the NBA playoffs continue, and the Lakers and Rockets will usher in the fourth game of the series. The Lakers won two of the first three games, temporarily leading the Rockets 2-1 in the total score.
Game 1: , who had just finished the tiebreak battle with the Thunder, played against the Lakers who had been resting for nearly 2 weeks. According to common sense, the Lakers have the advantage of time and people, but they did not expect that the rest time would make the Lakers no longer play. The Lakers' first game in the second round was exactly the same as the first game against the Trail Blazers. The Lakers' three-point shooting percentage was only 28%; the Rockets had just played the tiebreak battle, and the players were also quite tired, but the 35.9% three-point shooting percentage was still much higher than the Lakers. The Rockets scored 9 points more than the Lakers in three-point shooting alone. It is normal for the Lakers to be inaccurate on the outside. Although the Lakers cannot give fans confidence on the outside, the Lakers should be N levels higher than the Rockets in the inside. But in this game, Tucker showed the strongest defensive strength in the NBA. Davis suffered a lot under his defense, and Davis did not score under Tucker's defense. The Lakers were unable to hit the outside and could not suppress the Rockets' double pressure, and they finally lost. In this game, Harden made 12 of 20 shots, contributing the highest 36 points in the game. Westbrook also scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and Gordon scored 23 points; on the Lakers, Davis was fully fired when Tucker left the court, contributing 25 points and 14 rebounds. James only contributed 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in this game, and his performance was mediocre. Green and Kuzma, who are trusted by the Lakers, contributed only 18 points in total, and their shooting percentage is also terrible.
Series Game 2: When the two teams hit the same rate, the Lakers will have the advantage in the inside. After all, the Rockets cannot expect Tucker to lock the league's No. 1 power forward in every game, which is definitely unrealistic. It's better to pray that the Lakers' outside shooting percentage has been low. In this game, the two teams have not had much difference in shooting percentage. The Rockets hit 45% of their two-point shooting percentage, the Lakers 56%, the Rockets hit 41% of their three-point shooting percentage, and the Lakers 44%. But the Rockets completely suppressed the Lakers in three-point shooting. After all, the Rockets made a total of 53 three-pointers, and the Lakers only took half of the three-point shots. Although the Rockets scored a full 30 points more than the Lakers, today the Lakers completely dominated the inside line. In terms of inside scoring, the Lakers scored 28 points more than the Rockets and scored the score back. Westbrook's performance in this game was disappointing. This is how Westbrook plays. Sometimes it makes people feel surprised and passionate, and sometimes it makes people sigh and make mistakes. Westbrook made only 4 of 15 shots in this game, contributing 10 points and 13 rebounds, and also having the highest 7 turnovers in the game. In fact, other Rockets players' shooting felt good in this game. If Westbrook could give these shooting opportunities to Gordon, Covington and others, the Rockets would have a chance to win the game in this game. But Westbrook finally chose to believe in himself, and as a result, the Rockets eventually lost. Harden felt good in this game, making 4 of 8 three-pointers, contributing 27 points and 7 assists, Gordon felt hot, making 6 of 12 three-pointers, contributing 24 points; Covington made 5 of 10, contributing 17 points, Tucker made 7 of 10, contributing 18 points and 11 rebounds. The Lakers scored 8 players, Davis scored the highest 34 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and James also had an excellent performance of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. It is worth mentioning that Rondo contributed 10 points and 9 assists in 28 minutes of appearance, and his performance was perfect!
Series third game , both teams did what they were good at. The Rockets scored 36 points from 12 of 31 shots in the three-point line, and the Lakers scored 56 points in the inside. In this game, the Lakers' Samsung shined, James scored the highest 36 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Davis contributed 26 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, and Rondo contributed 21 points and 9 assists. There are also three players in the Rockets who played very well. Harden contributed 22 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, Westbrook contributed 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Green contributed 16 points. The Rockets still lost in rebounds in this game. The Rockets grabbed 13 fewer rebounds than the Lakers. The Lakers scored 15 points through these rebounds, a full 8 points more than the Rockets.In fact, the Rockets had the chance to play with the Lakers until the last moment in this game. Unfortunately, Gordon performed poorly in this game and wasted a lot of opportunities to make mobile phones. The Rockets finally waited until Harden and Westbrook did not make mistakes, but they did not expect that Gordon was not good at the critical moment and missed the opportunity to lead the score.
Rondo averaged 7 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the regular season this season, with a two-point shooting percentage of 40%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 32%. In the playoffs, Rondo finally showed his strength as a top point guard in the league. He averaged 13 points, 2.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game, a two-point shooting percentage of 51%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 40%. You should know that Rondo is not good at shooting, but Rondo in the playoffs is even more accurate than Green! Rondo in the last game reminded me of his peak years at the Celtics. He scored 21 points and 9 assists in less than 30 minutes of the time. Rondo's sudden outbreak reduced the pressure on James. With Rondo's overall mobilization on the court, James can devote most of his energy to the offensive end.
Highlights: Now the Lakers already have the "big three". When will the Rockets' third man appear, it will determine the final direction of this round of series!
In this game, House continued to be out of the game due to being investigated by the league. The Lakers were the first to get into the state in the game, and quickly took the lead with a 9-2 wave. The Rockets were still in poor condition in the second quarter. The Lakers once again made an offensive to widen the score difference to double-digit ending the half. After the change of sides, the Rockets still failed to find a way to limit their opponents, and the score difference continued to expand to more than 20. Although the Rockets continued to fight back attacks in the last quarter, they finally failed to get the chance to reverse the game. In the end, the Lakers beat the Rockets 110-100 to get the match point.
Davis 29 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 hats and 5 mistakes, James 16 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, Danny Green 10 points, Pope 10 points, Caruso 16 points, and Rondo 11 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.
Harden made 2 of 11 shots, made 16 of 20 free throws and scored 21 points, 10 assists, 5 turnovers, 2 breaks and 3 blocks, Westbrook scored 25 points, Gordon scored 19 points, Jeff Green scored 9 points and 7 rebounds, Rivers Jr. 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Analysis: In this game, the Lakers were habitually inaccurate on the outside, with a three-point shooting percentage of only 30%, and the Rockets' three-point shooting percentage was excellent to 42%. The Rockets scored 15 points more than the Lakers in three-point shooting. But the inside scored the Lakers dominated the court, and the Lakers scored 62 points in the inside scored a full 38 points more than the Rockets.
In this game, Harden made 2 of 11 shots and 1 of 6 three-pointers, only scoring 21 points and 10 assists. The soul of the Rockets is Harden. If Harden doesn't play well, the Rockets will not win. Westbrook contributed 25 points in this game when Harden felt badly and had only 3 mistakes. Such mistakes are more valuable than Westbrook!
In this game, James and Davis' offensive efficiency was actually very average. The two made 7 of 17 shots and 10 of 18 shots respectively. However, the Lakers' role players were quite good in this game. Green made 4 of 9 shots and contributed 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Rondo contributed 11 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Caruso contributed 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Pope contributed 4 of 6 shots and 10 points. When James and Davis perform in moderation, other teammates can give the Lakers enough support, and the Lakers will be difficult to defeat.
both the Lakers and the Clippers got match points respectively. It seems that the pre-match prediction this year is quite accurate. Which team will win the championship?
