The Denver Nuggets played one of their toughest games against the L.A. Lakers in game two at Ball Arena on Monday night.
LeBron James, Anthony Davis and D’Angelo Russell were all in a zone each scoring over 20 points. LeBron had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, while Anthony Davis had his best game against Denver over their ten losses with 32 points, 2 assists, and 11 rebounds.
The Denver Nuggets on the other hand, struggled in the first half, getting outscored in the first quarter 28-24 and 31-20 in the second. It wasn’t until the third where Denver started their 20-point comeback after the Lakers led by as many as much halfway through the third. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. were significant in Denver’s comeback.
Jokic ended the night with a triple double, 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, while Michael Porter Jr. ended the night with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist. But the hero of Monday night’s game came from the late play of Jamal Murray who missed 13 of 16 shots early in the game. “I told my teammates when I was struggling, ‘I’m gonna look for y’all,’ and every single one of them told me to keep shooting,” said Murray.
Murray did just that, and in the second half of the game made up for his dismal first half performance by being key to Denver’s phenomenal comeback and sinking the game winning shot.
James, had an opportunity to put the Nuggets away for good with a uncontested three-point shot, seconds before Murray’s dagger, unfortunately for L.A., James’ shot came up short and was quickly rebounded by Jokic who dished the ball to Murray. Murray glanced up at the clock as he trotted across half court moving across a screen where Anthony Davis switched to defending him. With just a few seconds left, Murray faked as if he were about to pull up for a three, which gave him just enough distance to hit the mid-range-jumper for the win. Game three is scheduled for Thursday, April 25th at 8 p.m. at Crypto.com Arena in L.A.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche lost 6-7 to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday in Canada. The Avs will have one more game before heading home to Ball arena for games three and four (results of game two not available at the time of this writing). Colorado is favored to win game two and hopeful to bring the series back to Denver knotted up 1-1.
Game three is scheduled for Friday, April 26th at 8 p.m. at Ball Arena. Game four is scheduled for Sunday April 28 at 12:30 p.m.
The Denver Broncos have made some offseason moves at quarterback after it was announced on Monday that they traded a sixth round pick for the New York Jets backup quarterback Zach Wilson. Wilson is looking to start fresh after a murky start to his career in New York. The Broncos are still expected to draft a quarterback in this Thursday’s draft, which kicks off at 6 p.m. MST.
The Broncos also release their new uniforms for the 2024 season, which includes a throwback uniform with the old ‘D’ logo helmet. Fans showed both enthusiasm as well as their distaste for the new uniforms on social media.
