As crushing as the Denver’s 20-point comeback win in Game 2 might have felt in the moment, LeBron James says Wednesday’s film session let the Lakers see some encouraging signs amid their many close…
Lakers star LeBron James gets to the basket for a shot as the Denver Nuggets’ Peyton Watson, right, and Christian Braun defend during the first half of Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night in Denver. After leading the NBA in shooting accuracy within five feet of the basket during the regular season at 68.9%, the Lakers made just 41.7% of their shots within that area while blowing a 20-point lead in their Game 2 loss.
“We missed a lot of shots at the rim that we’ve been making throughout the course of this season,” James said. “We’ll live with a lot of the shots that we took.” “There were some in the first quarter, second, third and fourth,” James said. “So just some ones that we’re very capable of making. I wouldn’t blame the fatigue on a few of my misses at the goal.”
“This time of the year you really focus on defense,” Russell said. “Defense all around the league is the priority of focus, physicality. And when you look up, that kind of wears on your body and fatigue sets in. So if fatigue sets in, shots are short, mechanics get a little off, you start to see more misses at this time of the year.
After building a 12-point lead in Game 1 and a 20-point advantage in Game 2, Ham said there is plenty to build on despite the losses.
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