ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith was not thrilled about LeBron James’s shot selection in key moments of the fourth quarter in the Lakers’ 108–103 loss to the Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday.
While James finished one rebound shy of a triple-double—registering 22 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds—the Lakers star went 0-for-6 from beyond the arc while the Nuggets used a stunning fourth quarter performance from Jamal Murray to take a commanding 2–0 lead in the best-of-seven-series.
Through two games in the series, James has shown his ability to get switches on smaller Denver defenders like Murray and others to score in the post or while driving to the basket with a chance to earn free throw opportunities.
