Final 3:09 WILD ENDING #7 Lakers vs #1 Nuggets - Game 2 | May 18, 2023

By Jamal Murray staying in front of LeBron James Murray two-point shot. That's good Murray six of seven from the field here on the fourth He's got 16 points, but again the big body of the Jokers setting the screen creating the separation James and Schroeder play catch Schroeder drive scoop layup blocked by Gordon. Ball carams right to Jokic. Now Bruce Brown Battled away by Jokic, but into the hands of Reeves. Two and a half remaining Lakers down seven Reeves the drive Reeves shot will go the tip in And they'll count the tip in. A couple of players stopped. They thought they heard a whistle And it's back to five Jamal Murray is So fatigued. Played the whole second half I like the way that Schroeder's got him, but not him in the basketball Murray gets it back. Schroeder on him Murray double-teamed. Finds Jokic. Six on the shot clock. Porter catches. Porter a couple of dribbles Ball deflected by James to Jokic. Has to heave it up. It's up. Won't go. Reeves a rebound Here comes Austin Reeves James pick and roll defense has been fantastic. Davis lost the ball. He thought he got hit and then Davis fouls Jokic Porter jr. Keeps trying to throw it over James and pick and roll coverage James is doing a great job at deflecting the ball Murray to Jokic. Jokic quick spin in the paint. Lost it. Got it back. Spins Puts up the shot way off the mark. Davis the rebound. And LeBron James is grabbing his ankle He's down on the floor down the other end Pulling on to that left leg. Now slowly gets up. Reeves a three-pointer. Bags it in. Austin Reeves from downtown It's a two-point game. Oh My goodness, you think they should have called timeout and they get rewarded with the bank Final minute. Jokic backed up to Murray. Both these teams right now look gassed There's Murray on the drive. The runner bank shot. No good, but a foul Schroeder picks up the personal. The first three quarters 16 points here in the fourth on a defensive end Murray to clutch free throws Lakers have one timeout remaining. Denver has two Again, as Mark just said, Nuggets with a foul again four-point game James tied up. Finds Schroeder. Schroeder drives. Kicks it out. Davis a corner three In and out. Rebound Murray. Tip to Brown. Throws it ahead and a whistle Nuggets timeout. Timeout call by Michael Malone They were tied up. If they just take a timeout They throw it back to Murray. Murray throws it ahead. The yoke is stolen by James. Keeps it alive. James drives baseline. Layup Missed it. Rebound Murray. Now they have to foul and they do. James had a great look after a great defensive play But couldn't convert And now the Nuggets will go to the free-throw line Gordon, an excellent job there contesting that layup Murray another one. Lakers still have one timeout left clutch free-throws From Jamal Murray. James gets a running start. James drives down the lane, lays it up and in And that makes it a four-point game. They've got a foul again. Hachimura fouls Murray Murray just knocking pounds shot after shot finally misses Here's Hachimura. Now to Reeves. Reeves on the drive. Goes in for the layup. Banks it in. Beautiful move there And a quick foul 22 points Murray again. He's played 42 minutes. Here comes James. 10 seconds remaining. James stripped and stolen by Brown A frontcourt and that'll do it