'Lakers choked so hard,' gasp NBA fans as Jamal Murray's buzzer-beater secures epic Nuggets playoff comeback | 44AU92O | 2024-04-24 02:08:01
The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their most heartbreaking loss yet to the Denver Nuggets and fans aren't prepared to let them off the hook.
The Lakers have now been beaten ten times in a row by their nemesis team.
And this one is going to be especially hard to stomach for Lakers fans, as they were 20 points ahead in the game.
The climax to the game in Denver on Monday night was hugely dramatic.
Jamal Murray hit a stunning 15-foot buzzer-beater over the outstretched arm of Anthony Davis to give the Nuggets a 101-99 win.
Denver have now gone 2-0 ahead in the first round series.
Fans have been having their say on X, the site formerly known as Twitter.
"Lakers choked so hard," one fan wrote.
"Just end the series, they not gonna come back after that," another fan posted.
"What an incredible victory streak for the Nuggets over the Lakers," another poster commented.
This was another painful night for the Lakers, who just seem to suffer time and time again now at the hands of the Nuggets.
They were 59-44 ahead at halftime, a lead they extended to 68-48 early in the third period.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> But the Lakers misfired badly after that, missing eight straight shots as the momentum swung back to the Nuggets.
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic scored 27 points, adding 20 rebounds and 10 assists.
"I told my team-mates when I was struggling, I'm gonna look for y'all," Denver hero Murray said.
"And every single one of them told me to keep shooting, keep shooting.
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"I'm thankful enough that that was one of the few that went down for me."
Los Angeles head coach Darvin Ham was sounding a defiant note despite a brutal night for his team.
"It stings. Remember this feeling as we go back to LA," he said.
"We need to give them this feeling in Game 3," he said.
The third game of the series is in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Game four will then follow on Friday, with the Lakers desperate to get a win on the board.
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