1.   For the second consecutive game, the injury-depleted Lakers found themselves shorthanded.

2.   Rather, analysts see a small but growing risk that U.S. forces could find themselves shorthanded if trouble cropped up elsewhere.

3.   So what are the Stars to do if they find themselves shorthanded?

4.   The danger, experts say, is a small but growing risk that U.S. forces could find themselves shorthanded if trouble cropped up elsewhere.