LeBron James has 30 points, but Murray scores a game-high 32 and sinks the decisive shot with 3.6 seconds left as the defending champs take Game 5, 108-106, and oust the Lakers for a second straigh…
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray takes the game-winning shot as Lakers guard Austin Reaves defends during the final seconds of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night in Denver. The Nuggets won the game, 108-106, and the series, 4-1. DENVER — The Lakers’ stars were hobbling down the stretch, trying to give their team another opportunity to extend their first-round playoff series.
But the Nuggets, just as they did in their Game 2 victory, eschewed a timeout. They responded with their best counter: a Murray-Nikola Jokic pick-and-roll that gave Murray, who was playing hurt, the space he needed to bury a 14-foot pull-up jumper over Austin Reaves with 3.6 seconds remaining.The Lakers didn’t have any timeouts remaining, with Tauren Prince’s 40-foot heave falling short, officially ending the Lakers’ season for the second consecutive season.
Anthony Davis tried to fight through an apparent left shoulder/neck injury that he suffered early in the third quarter, but he wasn’t the same player after a strong first half. Davis had just one point and one field goal attempt in the second half. Murray, who entered the game as questionable because of a strained left calf before being upgraded to available, led the Nuggets early with 12 first-quarter points, making three 3-pointers as part of Denver’s 5-for-10 first-quarter showing from behind the arc.
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