NBA Playoffs 2012: Lakers’ Failure to Close Game 2 Is Postseason Death Sentence

The Los Angeles Lakers may have developed a solid blueprint for beating the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2.

And they still lost the game. And because they did and now trail two games to none, they lost this series as well.

The Lakers played solid defense and slowed the pace of the game, stifling the Thunder's offensive attack. For 46 minutes, they played their game and took a 75-68 lead, sure to head home even in the series.

Instead, they blew the lead, watched the Thunder close the game on a 9-0 run and sentenced themselves to playoff death in two minutes.

Perhaps it's ...

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