Jamal Murray rained 3 points in the 4th quarter, the Denver Nuggets led the Los Angeles Lakers 2-0
After a close loss in Game 1, the Los Angeles Lakers resolved to play better to "robber" an away win at Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets, aiming to equalize the Eastern final series score.
Although LeBron James and his teammates took the lead for most of the game, they were ultimately unable to stop Denver's pitchers at the decisive moment.
The first half took place with an extremely tense match, the two teams struggled for each point. In the next half, the game was still quite even, but the Lakers were the better ones. They created a 5 point advantage before going into halftime (48-53).
Returning after the break, Austin Reaves scored 5 points in a row to help the away team create a 10-point advantage over the home team. But with a run of 10-0 points in the second half of the third half, the Denver Nuggets brought the tense game back.
Thanks to the momentum of sublimation with the above series of points plus the support of the home audience, the Denver team revived strongly in the final round.
In just 5 minutes, the Nuggets threw in 6 successful 3-pointers, equal to the total 3PTM they had in all 3 previous innings. Four of these came thanks to Jamal Murray. From the chase, the Denver Nuggets led the Lakers by 12 points.
Austin Reaves and LeBron James then spoke up, once again bringing the game back into the tie with a 10-3 run. Both of them played great defense together, sometimes bringing the gap between the two teams down to only 2 points.
But in the end, the Denver Nuggets are still a more brave team with Jamal Murray's too sure hands on the free-throw line. He had 9-10 FT all game, which included 7-8 FT in the last 2 minutes.
The final whistle sounded in the regret of the Los Angeles Lakers. In contrast, the Denver Nuggets celebrated at home with a 108-103 aggregate win, giving them a 2-0 lead in the Western Finals series.
Jamal Murray was the best name in the game with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Nikola Jokic was right next door with a triple-double of 23 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists. Michael Porter Jr played round by 16 points (5-10 3PT).
On the Los Angeles Lakers side, LeBron James led with 22 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds, nearly reaching a triple-double. Austin Reaves also scored 22 points and added 5 assists. He was the one to shine in the fourth half for the Lakers, unfortunately this effort did not bring results.
Anthony Davis today has 18 points and 14 rebounds but his scoring performance is very low, only reaching 4-15 FG (28%). Davis was the one to throw the 3-pointer in the last minute of the game, a shot that could have turned the game around if it went into the basket.
Successfully taking advantage of the home field advantage, the Denver Nuggets took a 2-0 lead. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers will need to do the same in the upcoming Games 3 and 4 at Crypto.com if they do not want to stop in the Playoffs.
Game 3 of the Western final series will take place at 7:30 am on Sunday, May 21 in Vietnam time. After 48 hours, the two teams will play Game 4 also at 7:30 am on Tuesday, May 23.
