If the Lakers do that, they can definitely beat the Nuggets tomorrow and tie the score at 1-1.
The first Lakers lost to the Nuggets 103:114, and the next game cannot afford to lose, if they lose the game again and return to the home court with a 0:2 deficit, even if they can win one game, then the series is unlucky, so we must go all out to win the Nuggets tomorrow.
One, James and Davis can't play less than 40 minutes, and there is no need to conserve physical strength.
In the first game, James and Davis played 40 minutes and 44 minutes respectively, and both of them also scored 27 and 32 points respectively, and their performances were quite good.
Second, to further reduce Russell's playing time.
In the last game, Russell played 41 minutes, but shot 6-of-20 from the field and only shot 30 percent, which was quite inefficient. In the second game, Russell absolutely had to control his playing time, while limiting the number of shots he could take, and giving more offensive opportunities to Rivers, who was more sure. Rivers' ability to play tough battles is still quite good, but he doesn't have too many shots.
Third, Van der Biao and Reddish can play with injuries.
The Lakers' bench is too weak, especially the lack of defensive players. In the face of these tall players like the Nuggets, the Lakers are powerless to parry, Vincent and Diondi on the bench are quite at a loss on the defensive end, and only by letting Van der Biao and Redis play with injuries can they change the Lakers' defense.
