On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. In a Western Conference matchup that just ended, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 101-99 to take a 2-0 lead in the series!
In today's game, the Nuggets were behind from the start, but they won the game in the final minute. The team's victory was undoubtedly due to Jamal Murray. In the whole game, Murray played a total of 39 minutes, 9 of 24 shots, including 0 of 5 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, with a total of 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
In the first three quarters of the game, Murray played very poorly, only 3-of-16 in total, but in the final quarter of the game, Murray ushered in a burst. He shot 6-of-8 from the field, including 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, for a total of 14 points in the final quarter!
In the final moments of the game, Murray hit both free throws to tie the score, and then he hit a pull-up jumper from Davis' defense to tie the score. The Lakers' final attack James shot wide, and the Nuggets did not call a timeout. Murray broke through to the right with the ball, made a quick stop and hit a mid-range dry shot, completing the whistle shot, and this was the Nuggets' first lead of the day after the opening 3-0 run!
After Murray's kill, he fell right in front of the Nuggets bench, and all his teammates rushed to him to celebrate together! Murray was also instantly rushed to the first place in the hot search in the United States!
Commenting on Murray's killer shot, renowned commentator Skip said: "Don't tell me Jamal Murray has gone from being the coldest guy I've ever seen to ...... He slammed the slam, the most critical kill you've ever seen. ”
In last season's Western Conference Finals, Murray's performance overwhelmed the Lakers, and today he destroyed the Lakers again with a stunner. With today's win, the Nuggets have a 2-0 lead over the Lakers in the series and have a great chance of advancing to the Western Conference semifinals!
According to the schedule, G3 between the Nuggets and the Lakers will be played on April 26, can Murray lead the Nuggets to a 3-0 lead?