Jamal Murray scored 17 of his 37 points in the first quarter, Nikola Jokic added 24 points and eight assists and the Denver Nuggets took a commanding 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with a 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena.
Despite having a competitive first half, The Los Angeles Clippers fell to the Denver Nuggets 115-103. Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard led the team in scoring with 24 points and eight rebounds. Denver guard Jamal Murray also led his team with 24 points and eight rebounds.
LeBron James led all scorers with 26 points, Anthony Davis had a double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers recorded their first win of the season with a 121-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena.
Since Jamal Murray’s season ended prematurely with a season-ending ACL injury, the Denver Nuggets have called upon its MVP candidate in Nikola Jokic to be even greater than he has already been.
Despite a late competitive surge by the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers closed out game 4 of the Western Conference Finals with a 114-108 victory. The Lakers are one win away from the NBA Finals.
Jerami Grant gives Denver another power forward who can do a little bit of everything.