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Lakers Garner Game 2 Behind Strong Davis & James

With a 124-114 win over the Miami Heat, the Lakers are now undefeated in their
Kobe City Edition uniforms and up 2-0 in the NBA Finals. “It's always special
to represent someone that meant so much,” LeBron stated of the team’s passion
while wearing Kobe Bryant’s uniform.

From the start, the Lake Show took hold of Game 2 and didn’t look back. All
and all, Miami looked to decrease the margin at times but were unsuccessful in
terms of ever taking a lead. For the second game in this series, Miami
occupied the paint and dared the Lakers to shoot and score from the perimeter.
The team took a Playoff record-breaking 47 shots from three. But they were
most successful penetrating the paint. The Lake Show broke 100 points by the
third quarter. This undertaking was led by two men dressed in black.

Anthony Davis (32 points, 14 rebounds) was powerful. The Brow was 15-for-20
from the field. To reiterate, he missed a total of five shots in his forty
minutes played. He scored nearly 50% of his shots right under the rim, but
whether he was planted in the paint, pulling up, or crafting a mid-range
jumper, Davis decided where and how he would score. And knew exactly where to
collect the ball in case his teammates didn’t. Coach Frank Vogel says of AD,
the offensive weapon: “I don’t know if he gets higher than the way he’s
playing now, he’s playing great.”

The second half of the power duo, LeBron James (33 points, 9 assists, 9
rebounds) was locked in. LeBron announced that he was up until 4:30 am
watching film from Game 1. The King was fully equipped this Friday night. He
stated postgame, “It never gets old being on this stage.” His intensity makes
it evident; he doesn’t take one minute for granted. Leading the fast break and
infiltrating the paint were top of No. 23’s mind. His interior passes broke
Miami’s zone defense wide open and spread the scoring wealth. Sharing the
wealth specifically to his playmaker partner-in-crime Rajon Rondo (16 points,
10 assists).

Rondo advanced again on the All-time assists list, now sitting at No. 6. His
performance was calculated, always a step ahead he dished out dimes for 26
minutes with ease. Alongside Manu Ginobili, Doe is now the only other player
in 35 seasons to clock in 15 points and 10 assists off the bench in a Finals
game.

With each victory the team remains humble and focused. LBJ acknowledged
postgame, “It's a great team that we’re playing and we understand that.”
LeBron plans on reviewing Game 2 just as he reviewed Game 1, stating, “I’m
looking forward to watching the film once again and seeing how we can do
better.” The Lakers need two more to take the title. Game 3 is Sunday.