Replay! Why did the Nuggets lose away? Four major defeats were exposed, this game was too "fatal"

On May 2, in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Nuggets lost to the Clippers 105-111 away, and were tied to 3-3 by their opponents, and had to enter the cruel tiebreak battle. In reviewing this game, the Nuggets' mistakes in many key links were "fatal", and these failures directly led to the loss of the game.

1. Defensive mistakes, Harden became a breakthrough point

Facing the Clippers' offense, the Nuggets' strategy adjustment on the defensive end seemed very failed. Harden recovered in this game, but the Nuggets failed to effectively limit his performance. Especially in the second quarter, Harden scored 17 points in 5 of 6 shots in a single quarter, completely disrupting the Nuggets' defensive rhythm. The team lacked the ability to double-team Harden and double-team strength, which led to Harden being able to tear the defense through personal singles, and also using passes to find open teammates. In addition, there were also obvious loopholes in the defensive rotation of the Nuggets' defensive rotation of the Clippers substitutes such as Powell. Powell efficiently scored 24 points, including 11 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and the Nuggets had no choice.

2, the star was silent in the final quarter, and the core players of the Nuggets fell into a downturn in the final quarter of the game. Jokic scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in the game, but in the critical final quarter, he failed to attack in the inside many times and encountered Zubac's successful defense. Westbrook contributed 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, but he failed to make a key layup in the final quarter, which directly ruined the team's hope of chasing points. Although Murray scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game, there were also problems with his offensive choice and execution at the last moment. He was successfully blocked by Batum, failing to help the team narrow the gap. The misperforming performance of these stars at critical moments made the Nuggets miss the opportunity to reverse the game.

3. The mistakes were repeated, and points were given out for nothing. The Nuggets made a serious mistake in this game. There were 12 mistakes in the whole game, and these mistakes were directly converted into the Clippers' score. Whether it is a pass mistake or a dribble mistake, it has left the Nuggets passive in offense and defense conversion. Especially in the stalemate stage of the game, the mistakes after mistakes allowed the Clippers to seize the opportunity to expand the score gap, completely disrupting the Nuggets' game rhythm and greatly undermining the team's morale.

4. The coach's tactical adjustment is lagging behind

The Nuggets coach is obviously inferior to his opponent Tyron Lu in tactical adjustment. Tyron Lu abandoned Dunn in the second half and activated Jones Jr. and Batum, which improved the Clippers' defensive mobility and successfully limited the Nuggets' offense. The Nuggets coach failed to make effective adjustments to the Clippers' lineup changes in time, and did not call timely suspension and arrangement tactics when the players were in poor condition, which led to the team gradually falling into a passive position on the court and ultimately unable to turn things around.

In this game, the Nuggets had serious problems in defense, star performance, turnover control, and coach tactical adjustments, and these failures together led to the loss of the game. Now that the series has entered the tiebreak, the Nuggets must reflect deeply and make timely adjustments, otherwise they will face the fate of being eliminated.