Down 0-2, the Lakers definitely have the odds stacked against them, which were not already that high to begin with in this matchup. Historically, teams down 0-2 in the NBA playoffs have
only a 7.4% chance (33 out of 447) of winning the series. More rest in between games would have helped, but they don't have that luxury now.
But a few positives they can take back with them to Crypto for G3 on Sunday, the most important game of their surprising season:
* The Lakers lost two winnable games against the team with the best home record in the regular season and the playoffs. They actually had control of G2 until Murray went berserk in Q4 to give the Nuggets the buffer they needed to escape with the win. The Lakers managed to cut the deficit to two in the final minute, but just some bad breaks and decisions (by Ham and some players) in the final quarter.
* The Lakers have played well at home in the playoffs and are undefeated like the Nuggets and the Heat. Since the trades they made last February, the Lakers have not also lost three straight.
Gasgas na, pero "one game at a time" mindset lang and hopefully the series goes back to Denver 2-all, just like their earlier series against the Suns.
