The defending champions rallied from a 20-point second-half deficit to grab a 2-0 series lead over Los Angeles.
The defending champions erased a 20-point deficit to score a 101-99 home victory on Monday, as Murray drilled a step-back jumper over Anthony Davis at the buzzer to give Denver a 2-0 lead in its first-round series against Los Angeles.
The heroic shot capped a brilliant comeback for Denver, which started slowly and trailed by 20 points — 68-48 — with 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Davis staked the Lakers to an early lead and finished with 32 points and 11 rebounds, but he picked up his fourth foul in the third quarter, which helped fuel the Nuggets’ comeback.“I didn’t like how we walked off the court at halftime,” Nuggets Coach Michael Malone said. “I felt like we were feeling sorry for ourselves a little bit.
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