2 mistakes by Denver:
1. they rode Dozier hard during crunch time even though its obvious that the pressure is affecting him. that 4 missed FT's could have meant the difference. This can also affect the morale of MPJ since clearly he wasn't trusted to be there during crunch time. If they see MPJ as the 3rd future star in their line up they should put their bet on him.
2. On the penultimate play, Plumlee wasnt even in the game. He was inserted in the final 2 seconds to cover Davis who has scored the last 8 points for the Lakers. He was covering the hottest player of the opposing team and he gave him a wide open shot by going under the screen.
they were lucky already that the Caruso shot didnt go in. He was wide open. Costly defensive lapses in the final 20 seconds.