I get it but I'm not giving up on my Laker. 

I'm optimistic that we will have a win in game 3 and things will change on how people see them in this series. Lebron in its greatness, he'll come up with something special, they blaming the refs, maybe in game 3 they'll be thanking the refs. I don't know, but I think the league would not allow for this series not to prolong.

Meanwhile, Dallas got a win on the road and have even the series, Leonard came back after missing 9 games but he was missing, so I'm okay with seeing him play in game 3 because I feel it will favor Dallas. And Irving was just special, he help Luka a lot and he really make easy for the Mavs because he moves a lot, defend and very reliable on his shooting.

Anyone appreciate the defense that was put by both teams in the Dallas vs Clippers game? We can see steals and block shots and it was really playoff intensity between the two that you thought we go back to the 2000 era of defense, no team reaches the century mark. Kyrie and Luka again combine for 55 big points between the two. Kleber's rebound though after a Kyrie missed free throws was huge. Playoff Kawhi is not there yet, missing some shots and not sure how many games did he played in the playoff for the Clippers in his tenure with the team. And it's really good acquisition of the Mavs to get PJ Washington as he played defense and those back to back threes was very big for them in the 3rd quarter to keep the Clippers at bay as they are in a comeback.

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I also agree that regardless of what happens in the Lakers vs Nuggets series, it is not going to deter LeBron James' legacy and status as one of the greatest player the NBA has ever seen, how many of his draft class are still playing basketball up to date, let alone performing at a top level which Lebron is still doing at age 39.

Lakers have their self to blame from letting game 2 slip through the fingers, but the series is still very much far from over and if there is anything worth nothing in the first 2 games, it's that the Lakers are an highly competitive team, and making the playoffs via the play-in and being up against the defending champion and 2nd seeded team in the west have not change that fact, with the series now heading to LA, you should expect a different atmosphere and a better result from Lakers, if the Lakers stood a very good chance to have won a game in Denver, I don't see what's stopping them from restoring parity on home court.

Lebron will certainly become a hall of famer but on the debate about the GOAT, I don't think he could replace MJ, and I don't even see him as next to MJ. Yeah, Lebron's legacy has been cemented but the discussion that Lebron could not beat Jokic's team, that's another thing.  I hope they'll play their best, better than what they showed in the last two games, that was close but the Lakers aren't clutch enough, so they need to make sure that they'll start strong again and will not allow the nuggets to rally.

That was the old days when Lebron is still on his prime like he can attack the rim and was unstoppable. Now, although he can still produce a decent output but his impact to the team is already different. Now, for Lebron and his team to win, he needs his teammates to play well, especially Davis, as far as I see, Davis is playing well, it's just that some aren't that consistent yet.

Game 2 was a testament that they have a problem with holding their lead, because they were up 20 but ended up losing by 2.

So last chance for the Lakers, win game 3 and 4 and that would be a brand new series.

I guess to make Lakers roster work they should not rely heavily on Lebron since we can see that he is not the same as before. Although its undeniable that he is good but current situation is different. They have a lot of guys can contribute a lot and they just need to get more touches of the ball so they can perform so well. Lebron really need his team to step up and I guess there's a problem with Lakers system since if they could able to design some good plays where their role players and other people can spread out well on the floor maybe we can see a different result or a hard to beat Lakers this season.

Last chance for Lakers to adjust and fix their mess since if Nuggets will continue to dominate them then this is another sweep for them and for sure a lot of people which is fan of other team will mock at their defeat.

I don't see they are relying on Lebron too much, it's probably just the ball movement or the coach design, because if we look at the stats in game 2, their bench points are very low knowing they also have a good bench.

These players are not contributing with good numbers ...

 Prince 6 points
Vincent 0
Dinwiddie 0
Hayes 0

and even one of their starters Hachimura only scored    3 points in 37 minutes playing time.

Nuggets have 5 players with double digit but the Lakers only have 3 (Lebron, AD, and Russell... What will happen if Russell will have a bad game as we all know his consistency is not reliable. I hope they'll find more scorers in game 3, maybe help Reaves improve his game too as he has been underperforming in the series so far.

Yeah, they played really well in the first half of the game, and then the 2nd half too, they owned the Denver Nuggets at every possible way from defense to offense but they missed so many shots and were not able to protect their lead while Jokic and the Nuggets crew took advantage of that. There was even a time when Lebron shouldered it all from blocking shots to making threes just so they could still have the lead. 89-81 was the last strong lead but again, it was not preserved.
I give credit to the Nuggets too, they were never frustrated about what was happening and they kept on fighting even on that 20-point lead.

Today, Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and the whole Mavs roster are rejoicing for stealing one win in the home of the Clippers. That's big! Kyrie knew it and he said it in the post-game interview. He knew how difficult it would be to recover from a 2-0 lead and he knew the statistics. I love that new Kyrie without dramas.