mounting

Austin Reaves, who struggled shooting in Game 2, hit big shots, keeping the Lakers in it despite the mistakes rapidly mounting and making things tougher.

As one of the good guys grimly puts it, mounting a rebellion means resigning oneself to accepting loss after loss after loss until you finally pull out a victory.

However, there is mounting frustration about issues such as crime, inflation and the cost of living.

The two of them feed off each other’s mounting discontent with life in the wake of Becca’s death.

The group, desperate to contain the mounting chaos, formed a circle and joined hands — all except Matthew, who remained outside their ritual.