Dallas Mavericks targets 2-0 lead vs Los Angeles Lakers
- May 3rd, 2011
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The Dallas Mavericks hopes for a morale boosting 2-0 lead when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday evening in Game 2 of their best of seven second round National Basketball Association playoff match-up.Coming into Game 2, the Dallas Mavericks is picked as underdog in this game since they will be playing on the home-floor of the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.
Beating the Los Angeles Lakers for the second straight time is not easy task it needs total team-effort from the Dallas Mavericks team.
To bring down the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks need to get solid scoring and rebounding numbers from superstar power-forward Dirk Nowitzki.
Nowitzki need to continue his solid playoff scoring numbers to defeat the favored Los Angeles Lakers in their game.
The Dallas Mavericks also need to play with so much energy and tight defense to bring down the Lakers in Game 2 and take a 2-0 lead agains the latter.
The Mavericks must do their best to stop Lakers superstar guard Kobe Bryant from scoring big in this game.
Aside from Bryant, the Mavericks need to put handcuffs on the superior front-line of the Lakers made up of Spanish superstar center Pau Gasol, versatile power-forward Lamar Odom and rising center Andrew Bynum.
The odds of winning might not be on the side of the Mavericks but they can still defeat the Lakers if they can come up with a good game-plan and execute it well on game day.
The home-team Lakers have a big chance of defeating the Mavericks in this game and tie their series 1-1.
To defeat the Mavericks Bryant need to play at his best and score huge points for his team.
The big-men of the Lakers, Gasol, Odom and Bynum also need to score, rebound and block more shots for their team to defeat the Mavericks.
Playing in-front of its fans, the Lakers also need to play with more energy and passion to defeat the Mavericks in their game.
The Lakers are poised to win Game 2 and tie their series, all they need to do is to play smart and execute their game-plan well come game-time against the Mavericks.
