Once again, star Jamal Murray shined to help the Denver Nuggets overcome the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA Playoffs round 1 series between the two teams.
In the match that ended not long ago in the 5th match of the 2024 NBA Playoff round 1 series , the Denver Nuggets excellently defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with a score of 108-106, thereby winning 4-1 in the end to advance. into the semi-finals of the Western region.
The Denver Nuggets were the better team in the first few minutes with scores from Jamal Murray, but Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves quickly regained the advantage, giving the Los Angeles Lakers a temporary lead midway through the first half.
Murray, Michael Porter Jr.’s 3-pointers. and Reggie Jackson continuously helped the Nuggets chase points before taking the lead in the final minutes of the half.
In the second half, the Lakers defended much better, almost blocking the opponent’s superstar Nikola Jokic’s ability to score points. The pick & roll phases of Davis and LeBron James were effective, other players like Reaves, D’Angelo Russell or Rui Hachimura all knew how to speak up, helping the Lakers advance and have a 3-point advantage before the break. tuberculosis.
Los Angeles Lakers (yellow shirt) were unable to preserve their advantage (Photo: Getty)
The Lakers were still the dominant team in the first minutes of the third quarter, at one point leading the Nuggets by nearly 10 points. But since Davis was hurt after a collision with Porter Jr. and names like Reaves and Russell continuously missed good opportunities, the situation turned around.
Jokic affirms the class of top NBA star , Porter Jr. continued to show high performance in this series with accuracy in his throws, Aaron Gordon and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope did well on the defensive and rebounding fronts, the Nuggets took the lead to 81-79 after Round 3 ends.
Coming to the deciding half, the two teams struggled, chasing every point. “King” LeBron James is responsible for scoring points for the Lakers, but Jamal Murray also continuously scores points to maintain the lead for the defending champions.
The match gradually moved towards the last minute, but the progress of this match was still too tense, the winner and loser could not be determined. When the score was 106 after 2 successful free throws from LeBron James, it seemed like the match would have to go into overtime, Jamal Murray had a breakthrough situation with an accurate midrange throw, bringing victory to the Nuggets.
This victory helps the Denver Nuggets reach the NBA Playoff West semi-finals, facing the Minnesota Timberwolves; while the Los Angeles Lakers have officially closed the season here.
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