On April 30, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Nuggets returned to their home court against the Lakers. The Lakers once took a 9-point lead in the second half, but the Nuggets quickly caught up with the score and completed the overtake, and the final quarter was also a tug-of-war, and Murray completed the quasi-kill at the critical moment. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 108-106 and eliminated the Lakers 4-1.
In the first quarter of the game, Murray played with an injury, and he scored 5 points in a row with a hot state, and the Lakers were also in good shape, the two teams took the lead alternately, the Nuggets' offensive feel declined, and Davis scored under the basket to take an 11-6 lead. Jokic scored a basket to stop the bleeding, Pope countered and scored, Davis continued to score points, and Pope returned to the locker room with a broken foot. Murray hit two three-pointers in a row, Reaves made two free throws to stop the bleeding, Davis scored a basket, Gordon scored a dunk under the basket, Dinwiddie scored a three-pointer, and James counterattacked. But then the Nuggets Porter Jr. and Reggie hit three-pointers one after another, and a wave of 10-0 offensive turned the situation around, leading the score 28-24 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Russell broke through and scored, Porter Jr. scored three points, Reggie also scored three points, and Russell responded to help the team stabilize. Then the Nuggets continued to hit the iron, James hit 2+1, the Lakers began to take the initiative, and Davis scored consecutive points under the basket, leading 41-34. Porter Jr. made three free throws to stop the bleeding, Reaves scored a jumper, and the offensive end was still back and forth, but the Lakers maintained the lead, Pope was replaced after returning, Jokic stopped the bleeding under the basket, James scored three points, Gordon grasped the three-pointer, and the Lakers led 53-50 at halftime.
Yibian fought again, Hachimura scored three points, the Nuggets continued not to score, James dunked violently, and the Lakers gradually widened the difference. But the Nuggets responded immediately, James scored three points again, the Lakers took a 9-point lead, Jokic and Murray scored consecutive points to help the team narrow the difference, and with Jokic scoring a basket, the Nuggets directly overtook the score. There was a situation on Davis's side, the Lakers fell into passivity, Porter Jr. scored three points again, and Dinwiddie responded, and the Nuggets overtook the score 81-79 after the third quarter.
In the final quarter of the game, Watson scored three points, and the Nuggets began to take the initiative on the court, but James responded with three points, Hachimura dunked violently, and the two teams returned to the same running line again. After that, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, Murray and James started a fight, Jokic scored a basket, Reaves hit a three-pointer, and Jokic scored a second offense, and the score alternated leads. James broke through and scored, Murray hit a three-pointer, and then James hit both free throws, and at the critical moment, Murray scored again, completing the quasi-kill. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 108-106 and eliminated the Lakers 4-1.
On the Nuggets' side, Murray stepped up again, scoring 32 points and 7 assists on 13-of-28 from the field, completing the quasi-final kill, Jokic had 25 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists, and Porter Jr. also had 26 points. The Lakers also tried their best, James got 30 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists, and Davis had 17 points and 15 rebounds, but the gap between the two sides was only a little bit.