the deciding factor in a LeBron James upset

lakers It is Nuggets will face each other for Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA, and the confrontation will be decisive for the team commanded by Darvin Ham. The match is scheduled to start at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), this Saturday, 20, at Crypto. with Arena, and the home factor can be decisive for a victory for the Los Angeles team. The expectation is that LeBron James and company can win the first victory in the decisive series.

Despite the Denver team arriving as a favorite, the Angelino fan can create a certain hope that the victory will come. A relevant number for these NBA playoffs will be put to the test in game three, but at the same time, it can be decisive for the direction that the series between the two giants of the West will take.

In this postseason, the Lakers still haven’t known what it’s like to lose at Crypto.com Arena. The team faced qualified teams like Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors, but neither of them were able to earn a victory in Los Angeles. LeBron James and his teammates have taken advantage of the cauldron to ‘cook’ opponents and enjoy victories that gave confidence to the team in the rest of the previous series.

Against the Grizzlies, for example, the Lakers used the home factor to not give any kind of gap for a defeat against a young and talented team from Memphis. Then, when they faced the Golden State Warriors, despite the good performances outside the Crypto.com Arena, the games in front of their fans were decisive for the classification for the final of the western conference to come.

In all of these NBA playoffs, the Lakers won all six games and without many problems. Even LeBron James, who was heavily criticized after game two of the series against the Nuggets, had one of his best performances this postseason at Crypto.com Arena. In the decisive duel against the Warriors, he added 30 points, nine assists and nine rebounds. The environment, by all indications, seems conducive to the beginning of a reassembly of the Angelinos.

Check out LeBron James’ numbers at Crypto.com Arena during the NBA playoffs!

• 6 wins (undefeated)
• 155 points scored during Lakers home postseason games
• LeBron James’ NBA Playoff Points Average to Date: 25.8%

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