Porter Quarter (12 points) with a liberal sprinkling of Joker (11 points), and the #Nuggets take a two-point lead to the fourth. Lots of injured players hobbling around out there. #NBA@nba
Oh, playoff basketball, you often frustrate us. But with all of the struggles, the #Nuggets are still grinding. Down three at halftime. Murray has 16, Porter Jr. has 11, and Joker has eight and 11. #NBA@nba
Too many turnovers, Murray playing through a calf injury, KCP injured and questionable to return — and the #Nuggets are up four after the first quarter. Murray has 12 points. #NBA@nba
The #Nuggets pull off the successful two-for-one at the end of the first half: Two free throws for Murray, an AD miss for the #Lakers, and a Gordon tip-in with 0.8 seconds left. #Denver cuts the deficit to 53-49 at the half.
Gordon has 14 points and nine rebounds. Joker and Murray have 11 points each. #NBA@nba
Aaron Gordon just got a shot, rebounded his own miss and scored against four #Lakers in the paint. Gordon’s bullied his way to 12 points and seven boards so far. #Nuggets down seven, second quarter. #NBA@nba
The #Lakers have done a great job on defense, but the #Nuggets are one Murray Flurry from being in this game. If Jamal can just get one of those threes to fall to open the basket for him . . . Lakers 79, Nuggets 69, end of the third. #NBA@nba
To their credit, the #Lakers brought their best effort in the first quarter. But after the first, the #Nuggets are only down four, and Joker already has a double-double. #NBA@nba