Lakers denver game 2

For Denver to have a chance to even up the series on Sunday, valuing each possession and being able to have more control over the pace of the game will be key.

Of course, this is often easier said than done. Looking into the first half numbers paints the picture of where things took a turn for the worst for Denver. The Lakers had 24 attempts from the charity stripe in the second quarter alone.

To put things into perspective, the Nuggets have averaged The Lakers are a physical team. Davis is a matchup nightmare as a result of his height, length and speed, while LeBron James can initiate contact and still finish around the basket.

The Nuggets must be more disciplined in Game 2, especially when avoiding the off-ball fouls that can accumulate and put the Lakers in the bonus early in a quarter. They lose a heartbreaker and do the same.

The second half provided a lot of good film for Denver and I expect them to try and attack some things the Lakers gave them more in Game 3, which means the Lakers have a few tweaks to make. For one, they were way too willing to switch guards onto Nikola Jokic off the ball, which provides the star big man with an advantage he almost always wins against.

Sending the double at Jokic, the best passing big in the NBA and maybe ever , leads to him finding the open man 10 times out of Leaving him one-on-one is almost always a basket or a trip to the free throw line or both.

On the other end, they were spectacular getting inside early in the game, but settled for a lot of jump shots late and struggled to get it going. Davis, of course, found his rhythm down the stretch and got them the win, but Denver did a good job of being active and showing bodies defensively, James, particularly, struggled late to get to the rim for easy baskets and fouls. Finally, the Lakers probably need to find a few more minutes for Dwight Howard when Jokic is on the floor. He has to find the fine line between bringing that energy and aggression and picking up dumb fouls by trying to bully Jokic, but getting him up closer to 18 to 20 minutes would be ideal and some of that is up to Dwight not to get dinged with bad fouls.

Download our exclusive app to get 24x7 coverage, latest memes and social media banter. Click here to download. Home NBA. By Aikansh Chaudhary. Previously, he helped rank various websites using the latest SEO techniques, and wrote over articles during his stint as a freelance writer. KCP lobs it to JaVale, who finishes through contact! Davis and Caruso have nine points each, while KCP has eight. Murray and Porter Jr have 10 apiece.

The Lakers pick up a couple of technical fouls after Howard gets tied up with Jokic under the basket. Howard is assigned one as well as assistant coach Phil Handy. He's got six points on 3-of from the field. Denver hasn't scored a field goal in over four minutes He extends the lead to , capping off a run. CaruSHOW in the open court..