The Lakers are trailing the Thunder, 0-2 in the second-round playoff series, with Game 3 in Los Angeles set to take place on Saturday and Sunday. The Lakers are looking to avoid falling behind 0-3, a deficit no team has overcome in a playoff series. If they don't figure out how to win the minutes when their MVP, Gilgeous-Alexander, isn't on the floor, they could be quickly eliminated. The Thunder outscored the Lakers by nine points in the 13 minutes Gilgerous-Alexander didn't play during Game 1, and were even better without their best player in Game 2’s 125-107 victory. Poor defensive rebounding also contributed to the Thunder's success, with four offensive rebounds for nine second-chance points during the time he was out.