The Nuggets led throughout Game 3, but Kobe and the Lakeshow took over the game in the fourth, and the series lead. The Lakers regained the home-court advantage they had lost in Game 2 in LA.
Last night, Carmelo Anthony had his worst game of the playoffs, but it did not matter. He shot horribly, was injured, threw up before the game, and received an IV at halftime. The second half was much better than the first, where he struggled to even complete a field goal. He played with much more strength and purpose which helped motivate his team.
Although he has not been shooting as well as he did during the season, JR Smith has been proving himself as a very valuable player in the Nuggets organization. He has been showing great court vision and surprising every one with it. He is feeding the Nuggets bigs with great efficiency. His alley-oop with Chris "Birdman" Andersen last night reminded Jeff Van Gundy of one of Chris Paul's to Tyson Chandler. JR is a very good player, but with him finally breaking out this season, his fifth, proves that he should've went to school. Kobe and Pau Gasol have been playing well all series, and Andrew Bynum finally broke out of a slump last night, but that was pretty much it from the Lakers. The Nuggets speed and intensity was simply too much last night. Hopefully they can carry it over to Game 5, as the series shifts back to Los Angeles...
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