Lakers game 2 playoffs

Will Russell Westbrook ever be happy? If he is, will the Lakers be happy? All Sections. About Us. B2B Publishing. Business Visionaries. Hot Property. Date: Tuesday, May 25 Time: 10 p. The Lakers lost Game 1 of their first two series last season.

They didn't lose another game in either. LeBron James-led teams are notorious for their Game 1 struggles, and while this team has unique challenges in regards to its health, it also has some very simple fixes it can implement in Game 2, such as placing a greater emphasis on lineup spacing to help James and Anthony Davis attack the basket.

Chris Paul is now dealing with a shoulder injury of his own, so with the Suns possibly compromised physically as well, the Laker should be able to tie this series on Tuesday. Pick: Lakers By Sam Quinn.

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Featured Game Brooklyn Nets vs. Well, first and foremost, Davis did not have the expected impact against a younger, inexperienced Frontcourt, finishing with a disappointing thirteen points on just 5-of shooting Too often he could be found simply floating around the perimeter, settling for long jumpers instead of cutting to the rim or mucking it up in the paint. Second, James still seems to be working his way back from that aforementioned ankle sprain.

The year old looked like he was still attempting to manage his injury, totaling a lukewarm eighteen points on 6-of shooting Furthermore, they were bested in the paint Minus-8 and struggled to get out into transition, where they were outscored Lakers: L.

Danny Green proved to be too slow, fan-favorite Alex Caruso lacks the size and strength to go toe-to-toe with Harden, which leaves the Lakers to resort to double-teaming the former league MVP.

This is the series that the Lakers desperately needed the defensive mind of Avery Bradley , who opted out of the NBA restart, but unfortunately for L. It was clear in the first round that Harden had difficulty with undrafted rookie Luguentz Dort draped all over him, but in this series, the Lakers don't have anyone who can pose a threat to him.

That's not great news for the top-seeded team in the West, who will now look to LeBron more than ever to do some wizardry on both ends of the floor to keep this ship from sinking. The Lakers likely thought they were going to roll over the Rockets, especially given that Houston blew a series lead to the inferior Thunder team in the first round.

But the Lakers don't have defensive guys like Dort to slow down Harden, which will continue to be a problem in this series. For now, though, LeBron and L. Pick: Lakers