BREAKING: Lakers And Nuggets Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups for Game 2.

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets will face off in Colorado for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.       

The Nuggets have a 1-0 lead in the series after winning Tuesday's contest by a score of 132-126.     

For Game 2, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

The Lakers have ruled out backup center Mo Bamba, while superstars Anthony Davis and LeBron James are both in the starting lineup.

As for the Nuggets, they have no one on the injury report, so they are fully healthy for Game 2. 

NBA's official injury report 

The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reaves, James, Vanderbilt, Davis on Thursday."

Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reaves, James, Vanderbilt, Davis on Thursday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) May 19, 2023

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Murray, Caldwell-Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic on Thursday."

Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Murray, Caldwell-Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic on Thursday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) May 18, 2023

In Game 1, the Nuggets took an 18-point lead into halftime, but the Lakers were able to win the final two quarters by 12 points.  

Despite losing the game, their adjustments could give them significant momentum for Game 2.  

Darvin Ham’s in-game guidance and adjustments have been on-point all postseason 💯

Lakers seek road split tonight in G2 pic.twitter.com/ae4mLWkyle

— NBA (@NBA) May 18, 2023

The Lakers are the seventh seed in the Western Conference and have defeated the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors in the first two rounds. 

Meanwhile, the Nuggets are the first seed and have beaten the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns. 

The winner of the series will advance to the 2023 NBA Finals and face off against either the Miami Heat or the Boston Celtics (the Heat currently lead the series 1-0).

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