Jamal Murray hit a stunning 15-foot buzzer-beater over the outstretched arm of the 6’10” Anthony Davis to cap a sensational 20-point comeback and give the Denver Nuggets a 101-99 Game 2 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
The unlikely victory opens up a 2-0 first round series lead for the defending champions as the teams now prepare to head to LA for the next two games at the Lakers’ Crypto.com Arena.
Murray, who has developed a reputation over the years for stepping up his game during the playoffs, fell into the Nuggets bench and was mobbed by his teammates as Ball Arena erupted.
Remarkably, Murray had a horrendous start to the game, making just three of his first 16 shots before going 6-for-8 and notching 14 of his 20 total points in the fourth quarter, including the game winner.”Man, I just want to give all the credit to my coaches and teammates,” Murray said on TNT Sports. “When I was struggling, I told my teammates, ‘I’m going to look for y’all.’ Every single one of them told me to keep shooting, to be aggressive, just keep shooting,” Murray added.
“Even when I was vomiting that bullsh*t floater, they advised me to continue being aggressive and hunting it down.” With a few seconds remaining, I had the ball, and I figured that if I made a couple, the next one should follow suit.
“Everyone is pushing you to keep shooting because you’re missing poorly on some of them, but you’re missing four or five in a row, you miss six or seven in a row. After you miss 10, 11, and 12 consecutive times, you start to wonder, “Man, should I change something?” Shall I shift my focus to anything else?
“Like I said, I might not have even made that shot if it weren’t for my teammates.”
