Nuggets fight back to beat Lakers in play-offs
- Nuggets stage impressive comeback to defeat Lakers in playoffs. Catch the highlights
With a 101-99 victory over the LA Lakers, the defending champion Denver Nuggets took a 2-0 lead in their NBA Playoffs first-round series thanks to a buzzer-beater from Jamal Murray.
The Nuggets overcame a 20-point hole behind the play of Murray, who finished with 20 points overall.
The Lakers led 59-44 at halftime and 68-48 early in the third quarter, thanks to 24 points by Anthony Davis in the first half.
However, the Lakers gave the Nuggets momentum in the third quarter by missing eight straight attempts.
With 16 seconds remaining, LeBron James missed a three-point shot, which gave Murray the opportunity to win.
“I told my team-mates when I was struggling, I’m going to look for y’all,” Murray stated. “And they all, without exception, advised me to keep shooting.
“I’m thankful enough that that was one of the few that went down for me.”
The main player for the Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, led his team to win over the Lakers for the tenth time in a row with 27 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists.
This Thursday in Los Angeles is the third game of the best-of-seven series.
In other Eastern Conference action, the New York Knicks stunned the Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 and took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series by scoring eight points in the last 30 seconds.
With 13 seconds left, Donte DiVincenzo made a critical three-pointer to give the Knicks the lead.
The Cavaliers took a 2-0 series lead in Cleveland after easily defeating the Orlando Magic 96-86.
For the Caveliers, Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, while Jarrett Allen chipped in with 16 points and 20 rebounds.
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