Denver Takes Game 2!

With Denver facing a 0-2 hole, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, and the rest of the Nuggets showed up to come back from a 14 point deficit to win Game 2 of their Western Conference Finals series.

Denver clawed their way back from a 14 point Laker advantage to deal the Lakers with their first loss of the series. The funny thing was, it happened almost exactly the same way as the Lakers' game 1 victory. If you can remember in Game 1, the Lakers rallied from a 13 point advantage in the first half to win the game. The key play was a steal by Lakers forward Trevor Ariza, stealing an inbound pass with the Lakers up by two to seal the victory for the purple and gold. This time around, it was Ariza who cost the game for the Lakers. Trevor lost the ball to the Nuggets Nene with less than 20 seconds on the clock and with the Nuggets up by 2. A free throw battle ensued after but the Nuggets Chauncey Billups sank 4 clutch free throws to push the score to 106-103 before Derek Fisher missed the last chance that the Lakers had.

Melo continued his dominance in the playoffs by leading Denver with 34 points and 9 rebounds. He got help from Chauncey Billups, 27 points, and reserve Linas Kleiza who sparked the Nuggets off the bench with 16 points and 8 boards. Leading the way for Los Angeles was Kobe Bryan who got 32 points and Trevor Ariza who chipped in 20 points in the loss. Game 3 will be on Saturday, May 23, at 8:30 PM Eastern.