Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray drained his second game-winning shot of the series to close out the Lakers in Game 5.
scored 32 points despite a strained calf and sank the game winner with 3.6 seconds left as the defending NBA championJames' two free throws tied it at 106 with 26 seconds left, and the Nuggets, just as they did in Game 2, eschewed the timeout.
James had 30 points and 11 assists and Davis had 17 points and 15 rebound but appeared bothered down the stretch after banging his left shoulder into MPJ in the second half.in the second round starting next weekend. That series starts in Denver, where the Nuggets are a Western Conference-best 36-8, including 3-0 in the playoffs.
After warming up with an ice pack on his injured calf, Murray got medical clearance to play. He wasn't his usual explosive self on drives to the basket -- at first -- but he managed 16 points in the first half, including 12 in the first quarter which ended with Denver ahead for the first time all series.
The Lakers led 53-50 at halftime and pushed that advantage to nine points but the Nuggets closed on a 21-10 run to take an 81-79 lead into the fourth quarter that was tight until the buzzer.heaved up a half-courter that fell short, sending the Lakers to an early exit despite taking the defending champs to the brink in all five games.
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