As much as she wants it. Denver improved to 0-2 in the Western Conference Finals series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night and is now just two wins away from a first NBA Finals in franchise history.
8 of 30 from three, that's the Lakers' unflattering statistic tonight. What's even more unflattering is the statistic of LeBron James, who missed 19 (!) consecutive threes in the final quarter, breaking a 25-year record in the playoffs.
The one who did show up for the fourth quarter and how, was Jamal Murray on the other end, who shelled out 23 (37 in the entire game), who, along with another Nikola Jokic triple-double, gave the Nuggets a game turnaround after falling behind by 11.
Jamal Murray. A huge game, photo: AP
That makes Murray, who scored more than 20 points in the final quarter of a playoff series for the fourth time in his career, becoming the player who has done so the most times in 25 years. Jokic's triple-double — his fourth in a row — made him the first in NBA history to reach such a playoff milestone, and if that wasn't enough, with his 13th overall, he ranks third all-time behind LeBron James (28) and Magic Johnson (30).
Along with his 37 points, Murray also pulled down 10 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. Jokic finished with 23 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists. On the other side, LeBron, who also had 2,000 assists in the league tonight, finished with 22 points. 10 assists and 9 rebounds. Austin Reaves added 22 and Anthony Davis 18 and 14 rebounds.
Nikola Jokic. Who will stop him?, Photo: AP
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