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Lakers lineup changes for Game 2? Darvin Ham is keeping it a surprise.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham talks with his team during at timeout during the first half of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on May 16, 2023, in Denver.

DENVER — When Lakers coach Darvin Ham met with the media Wednesday at the team's hotel, he used the word "recalibrate" when asked about the size advantage the Denver Nuggets' starting lineup had the night before in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

Ham did not reveal whether there would be a lineup change for Game 2 on Thursday night. He also did not signal any sort of game plan adjustments.

Ham, the first-year coach, never has shown his hand in advance all season and wasn't about to start now.

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