Game 2 Preview: Nuggets and Lakers

The Denver Nuggets were able to have a day off to think about what happened that lead to their Game 1 loss. They were up by 13 at one point, pushing the defending Western Conference Champs against the ropes. Then, it all disappeared and in no time the Lakers were back in the game. It ended with a sloppy inbound pass by guard Anthony Carter which was easily picked off by Trevor Ariza which pretty much sealed the coffin for the Nuggets.

That is now just a distant memory, as the Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets try to prove that their Game 1 loss was just a fluke. Standing in his way is the Lakers' Kobe Bryant who scored 40 points en route to the series opening win. If Melo will stand any chance at winning tonight he would need the help of his teammates, most of which were non-factors in the first game. Chauncey Billups scored in double digits but did not have a good shooting game, Nene was in foul trouble, and Denver's bench was limited to 16 points. The Lakers on the other hand needs to continue exploiting the weaknesses of the Nuggets, beating them in the rebounding category as well as shooting very well from downtown.

Game 2 proves to be yet another exciting chapter in this series that may very well go the distance if the experts' predictions are correct. Game 2 will be later tonight at 9 Pm Eastern Time.