The Lakers once again lead Denver by a margin of over 10 points. But unlike the previous 3 matches, LeBron James and his teammates did not let their opponents come back in Game 4.

After 11 consecutive defeats against the Denver Nuggets, including a 4-0 “sweep” in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers finally won a victory against Nikola Jokic and his teammates.

Playing the “death match” Game 4 against the reigning NBA champion this morning (April 28), LeBron James and the Lakers won with a score of 119-108, thereby extending the 2024 Playoffs series with Denver. add at least 1 match.

Not until the 4th match in the series and facing elimination, did the Los Angeles Lakers show the image of the team that won 12 in the last 15 Regular Season matches.

With Anthony Davis dominating the basketball court and rebounding, LeBron James shined in attack with 14 points scored in the fourth quarter (6-8 FG). D’Angelo Russell returned strongly after “picking up points” in Game 3, scoring 21 points in this match.

This comprehensive offensive and defensive effort helped the yellow and purple shirt team no longer lose their lead like in the previous three matches, maintaining a gap of 8 points or more in the entire third and fourth quarters to get the final victory.

LeBron James led Game 4 with 30 points (14-23 FG). Although he was involved in 6 turnovers, more than half of the loss of the ball by the Los Angeles Lakers, this was compensated for with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

Anthony Davis is behind with 25 points, 6 assists and especially 23 rebounds. It was Davis who “carried” the Lakers in the ball dispute battle with the Denver Nuggets, an aspect that the LA team lost in all three matches.

D’Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves each scored 21 points, had a total of 10 assists with a total performance of 15-30 FG.

As for the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokic still shows the class of the MVP race leader with 33 points, 14 assists and 14 rebounds, pocketing another triple-double in the Playoffs.

Jamal Murray scored 22 points with 5 assists. Shooter Michael Porter Jr. scored 27 points with 11 rebounds to complete a double-double. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had a solid game with 14 points (6-8 FG), 4 steals, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in 40 minutes.

After shortening the score to 1-3, the Los Angeles Lakers will march to the Denver Nuggets’ field to play the next match. Game 5 will take place at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 30 (Vietnam time).

This is a competition that carries the hope of extending the series by 1 more match of the Los Angeles Lakers, and at the same time, the goal of finishing off the opponent of the Denver Nuggets.