“We have stretches where we don’t know what we’re doing,” the Lakers said after blowing a significant lead against the Nuggets in Game 2.
IN DENVER — Despite the fact that time was ticking away and the game was getting closer, there was only one possible way that the second game between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers could end.

The Lakers believed that they were on the approach of breaking their nine-game losing skid to the Nuggets, overcoming their recent past, and getting back into a series that only they actually believe they have a chance to win. This belief persisted for the most of the game. When there were ten minutes left in the third quarter, they had a 68-48 lead thanks to a three-pointer made by Austin Reaves.