GAME STORY: Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic push Nuggets to brink of NBA Finals, take commanding 3-0 lead over Lakers
As the Lakers’ season all-but hung in the balance Saturday evening, Denver bulldozed into the City of Angels and re-wrote the script. Ugly, scrappy and united, the Nuggets took a commanding 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals with a stunning 119-108 victory.
By virtue of Jamal Murray’s 37-point showing, 30 of which came in the first half, and a collective effort so overwhelming L.A. couldn’t compete, Denver inched ever so close to its first trip to the NBA Finals.They can end it in Game 4 here Monday night. Anthony Davis finished with 28 points and 18 rebounds, and LeBron James added 23 points and 12 assists. But Denver proved, once again, it was the deeper team.
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