The Lakers had two major shortcomings, with only 6 points off the bench and 0 points in the final quarter of AD's physical decline

In the game between the Lakers and the Nuggets series G2, Russell's performance can be said to be perfect, and it can be regarded as a redemption for G1's hip-pulling performance. He played 39 minutes in this game, 8-of-16 shooting, 7-of-11 three-pointers and 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, which was his best performance since facing the Nuggets in the past six playoffs.

After the G1 game, many media and fans believed that as long as Russell can shoot three-pointers and score more than 20 points, the Lakers will definitely have a chance to beat the Nuggets in this series. In Series G2, Russell accomplished both goals, scoring 23 points and making seven three-pointers from the outside, which can be said to be a perfect performance.

But even so, the Lakers eventually lost the game, and the team led the Nuggets by 20 points at most, and with eight minutes left in the third quarter, the team completely took the initiative and the Nuggets were out of the house. After that, the Nuggets began to fight back, and the Lakers were unable to respond, and Jokic led the team to a 13-0 offensive run, leaving the Lakers with only 10 points left after the third quarter. In the final quarter of the game, the Lakers were blown up again, the Nuggets exploded 32-20 offense, with Murray's final whistle kill, and finally the Lakers lost the game, and the big score also came to 2-0, and the Lakers were not able to steal a victory on the road.

The Lakers exposed two major deficiencies in this game, the first is the old problem, the team's bench play is too poor, the Lakers only scored 11 points off the bench in the last game, which is already outrageous, and the team only scored 6 points off the bench in this game, and the second team in both games only Prince scored points, and Dinwiddie and Vincent both scored 0 points.

You must know that the Nuggets have the strongest starting lineup in the league, the Lakers will definitely not be able to match the starting intensity of the Nuggets, if you want to win the Nuggets, the second team must complete the scoring, but the Dinwiddie and Vincent introduced by the team have no contribution on the offensive end, how many points Prince gets in a game, that is, the Lakers' second team's score throughout the game, the team lacks offensive strengths, except for Prince who dares to shoot, others have no role on the offensive end, which is the main reason why the team lost two games in a row.

Another reason why the Lakers lost this game was that Davis was too tired, and in the first three quarters of the game, Davis went down to earth and took what he wanted on the offensive end, scoring 32 points on 14-of-15 shooting. In the final quarter of the game, Davis consumed too much on both offensive and defensive ends, and no player could share his pressure, which also led to him scoring 0 points in the final quarter and being blown up by Jokic.

This side reflects that the Lakers inside line is really not good, Davis can play a very crazy individual performance, but his physical strength can not support him for the whole game, if there are players who can share the pressure of Davis in the first three quarters, then Davis can retain his physical strength to play the final quarter, but unfortunately, these two games have not been able to see, Davis played 44 minutes in the first game, and this game is also close to 40 minutes, and not only to become the main point of attack, but also to defend Jokic and Gordon such as strong impact players, his physical decline in the last quarter is inevitable。

To put it simply, in the first two games, the Lakers' starting performance was already very good, and Russell also contributed, but the team needs more players to step up and only rely on the main force to play the Nuggets, which can't be won, and whether Dinwiddie and Vincent can perform in the subsequent games determines whether the Lakers can reverse this series.