Jamal Murray hits a midrange jumper just before the final buzzer to lift the Denver Nuggets to a stunning, 101-99 comeback victory over the Lakers in Game 2.
It wasn’t a must-win game when the night began. Teams beginning a series on the road, of course, just have to win one out of four provided they handle business on their own home court. But these circumstances are different. The Lakers had to win. After losing nine consecutive games to Denver and Nikola Jokic, after having late-game issue after late-game issue, Monday had to be the stand.
Davis, who said he’d take on the defensive assignment following the Lakers’ Game 1 loss, was more than up for it. Left out of the top three in Defensive Player of the Year voting, Davis battled Jokic as well as anyone. And while that kind of defensive assignment can have effects on the other side of the ball, Davis was unstoppable early Monday in Denver. He made 11 of his 12 shots in the first half before foul trouble disrupted his rhythm in the third, opening the door for the Nuggets.
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