Lakers Forget Inside Game and Lose

Stat of the night: Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum combined for three assists and 25 shot attempts.

In Game Two, the three had seven assists and 28 shot attempts—Lakers win by five. In Game One, the trio again combined for three assists, but this time shot the ball more than 31 times —Lakers win by 25.

So, what's the big deal?

This is a sign that the Lakers stopped running their offense from the inside-out, which is what got them in trouble against the Nuggets (The Game One numbers don't include the inside play of Kobe Bryant and Luke Walton, who did much of their damage in the post as well).

In Game Three, Bryant's 20-point first quarter shifted the focus of the offense from the inside game—which Gasol was dominating—to a ...

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