In the best game of the playoffs (and maybe not only) so far, the Nuggets beat the Lakers 101-99 and made it 2-0 in the first round of the West at NBA. This, in fact, was the tenth consecutive victory for the champions against the “lake people”, who will host the next two games of the series.
THE Jamal Murray with a shot in exhalation he gave the victory in Denver, at the moment when 12″ before the end the amazing throughout the match but especially in the fourth period Lebron James he saw the ball rolling excruciatingly off target.
MURRAY CALLED GAME.
WOW?? pic.twitter.com/MjrWbKqN3l
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 23, 2024
The guests missed a golden opportunity for the break, as ten minutes before the end of the third period was leading by +20 (48-68). However, the Nuggets fought back to win, even though LeBron did everything in his power to keep the lead for his team.
Murray finished the game with 20 points despite shooting just 9/24, while Nikola Jokic had another triple-double with 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. He was also very good Michael Porter Jr with 20 points and 9 rebounds.
For the Lakers o Lebron James had 26 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds, with Anthony Davis to count 32 points and 11 rebounds and the D’Angelo Russell to count 23 points.
The third match of the series will take place in the early hours of Friday in LA (05:00).
Twelve minutes: 24-28, 44-59, 69-79, 101-99
See here the statistics of the match
Source: Sport Fm
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