Jamal Murray hits buzzer-beater as Nuggets comeback from 20 points to beat Lakers in Game 2

Jamal Murray hits buzzer-beater as Nuggets comeback from 20 points to beat Lakers in Game 2

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Jamal Murray hits buzzer-beater as Nuggets comeback from 20 points to beat Lakers in Game 2

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Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Nikola Jokic reacts to Jamal Murray beating the buzzer and handing the Nuggets a 2-0 lead over the Lakers: “We trust him, even if he struggles” #NBAPlayoffs
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16…5:33 AM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
NEW for @MileHighSports
The greatest shot of Jamal Murray’s career?
Perhaps.
milehighsports.com/jamal-murray-h…4:37 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
A buzzer-beater by Jamal Murray lands a triple-double by Nikola Jokic in a winning effort
⚡️ Nuggets, Knicks, and Cavaliers are up 2-0
#NBAPlayoffs #EuroWatch
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16…4:16 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Watch Jamal Murray hit game-winning fadeaway to cap a 20-point comeback, put Nuggets up 2-0 on Lakers
That is a gut-punch loss for Los Angeles.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/watch…2:40 AM
Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
Jamal Murray’s buzzer-beater beats Lakers, gives Denver Nuggets 2-0 series lead denvergazette.com/sports/jamal-m… via @DenverGazette – 2:10 AM
Katy Winge @katywinge
If you were at the game and recorded the Jamal Murray buzzer beater will you leave your video as a response here please 🥹⬇️ – 2:08 AM
Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
“I think everybody in here knows I’m pretty capable of making shots, correct?” Jamal Murray said.
He waited for the media to nod in agreement before continuing his response to @DannyMataJr’s question about how he’s able to turn it up late. – 1:44 AM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
I asked Jamal Murray about what gives him the mental toughness to handle moments like tonight.
His full response ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/JrAatzteKp1:43 AM

Khobi Price @khobi_price
The Lakers gave the Nuggets as good of a shot as they’ve had against Denver over the last 16 months.
But Jamal Murray had the best one of the night, hitting a game-winner at the buzzer to stun the Lakers and giving the Nuggets a 2-0 lead in the series:
ocregister.com/2024/04/22/nug…1:33 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Anthony Davis on what happened on the play of the game: “Jamal Murray made a shot.”
Then he plopped the microphone on the table and left the podium. – 1:30 AM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Jamal Murray on the Playoff Jamal nickname, says it was the Bubble Jamal name that bother him.
“You guys can call me whatever you want.” pic.twitter.com/7bPkp5IHmq1:29 AM

Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
“I don’t care what the hell you guys call me now,” Jamal Murray says about Bubble Jamal/Playoff Jamal – 1:29 AM
Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
Jamal Murray said he didn’t even see his game-winner go in. He was fading a lot to get his shot off over Anthony Davis’s contest.
“I heard everybody scream, so I knew it went in,” Murray says. – 1:22 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
JAMAL MURRAY CALLED GAME 🔥
pic.twitter.com/rr49n4TWet1:06 AM
Chiney Ogwumike @chiney
Jamal Murray was 3-16 from the floor in the 1st 3 quarters; he went 6-8 in the 4th, including making his final 3 shots. ⤵️
pic.twitter.com/ss9WEXx4nJ1:05 AM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Per @StatsWilliams:
There are three instances in the NBA playoffs since 2000 of a player hitting a game-winning buzzer beater to complete a comeback of 20 or more points:
– Jamal Murray tonight
– Luka Doncic in 2020 vs Clippers
– Robert Horry in 2002 vs Kings – 1:03 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Per @StatsWilliams:
There are three instances in NBA playoffs history of a player hitting a game-winning buzzer beater to complete a comeback of 20 or more points:
– Jamal Murray tonight
– Luka Doncic in 2020 vs Clippers
– Robert Horry in 2002 vs Kings – 1:01 AM
Katy Winge @katywinge
Nikola Jokić on Jamal Murray: “he just needs a little bit to get hot.” pic.twitter.com/IHKsFYe6Pt12:59 AM

Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Michael Malone jokes that the commercial is wrong. There IS such a thing as playoff Jamal Murray. – 12:54 AM
Katy Winge @katywinge
Coach Malone: “For those that have been following us for a long time, that’s Jamal Murray right there.” – 12:48 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jamal Murray:
– first career game-winning buzzer beater
– first Nuggets GW buzzer beater since that Jokic bomb at Golden State in January
– first Nuggets GW buzzer beater in PLAYOFFS… ever
– first buzzer beater by anyone to beat Lakers in playoffs since Ralph Sampson (1986) – 12:43 AM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Jamal Murray lives for these playoff moments. As he told me last year, Bubble Murray was only the beginning. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…12:42 AM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
The irony of it all: Jamal Murray couldn’t make a shot. But the little things matter. The Lakers guarded him early in the fourth with Gabe Vincent, and the fact that Murray could shoot over his 6 foot counterpart allowed him to find the basket. And he cooked down the stretch – 12:41 AM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Jamal Murray is a bad man. Also, there is nothing cooler than hitting a difficult game winner. – 12:40 AM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
What a finish! Wow. Fantastic game.
Even LeBron putting on his cape again couldn’t beat the Nuggets. That’s 10 Ls in a row.
And then a clutch shot by Jamal Murray. – 12:38 AM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Jamal Murray in the 4th quarter: 14 points, 6-8 shooting, and the game-winner.
He lives for that moment. – 12:37 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
The Nuggets hadn’t led since the first two minutes of the 1st Q before Jamal Murray’s stepback jumper at the buzzer wins Game 2 for them, 101-99. DEN fights back from down 20 in the 3rd Q to win for the 10th straight time against the Lakers. – 12:35 AM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Off night? That’s what he wants you to think. Playoff Jamal Murray, man. As clutch as they come. – 12:35 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jamal Murray midrange game against the Lakers
From last year @TheAthletic
theathletic.com/4545909/2023/0…12:35 AM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
JAMAL MURRAY CALLED GAME
The step-back J in front of your own bench is so dope – 12:35 AM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Jamal Murray with the exclamation point on an instant classic night of playoff basketball. What a shot! – 12:35 AM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Playoff riser Jamal Murray is here!!🔥🔥 – 12:34 AM
Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Jamal Murray was cheeks all game, but when it got close and it was time to kill the Lakers, Mal remembered he is the executioner and DROPPED THAT AXE – 12:34 AM
Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
Jamal Murray is cold – 12:34 AM
John Gonzalez @JohnGonzalez
Playoff Jamal Murray is real – 12:34 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Putting LeBron on Murray and switching the Murray/Jokic PnR was one of the coverages Darvin Ham was apparently holding in reserve. Jamal Murray scored 6 points in 3 possessions against that coverage to win the game. – 12:34 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Game 2 of the 2020 Western Conference Finals was Anthony Davis’ buzzer beater.
Game 2 of this first-round series ends with an even better one from Jamal Murray. – 12:34 AM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Has to be demoralizing for the Lakers. I do not think they can play much better than that. Jamal Murray. – 12:34 AM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Jamal Murray hits the buzzer beater over the outstretched arms of Anthony Davis. The Nuggets complete the 20 point comeback and defeat the Lakers 101-99….
Denver takes a 2-0 lead and the series shifts to Los Angeles – 12:34 AM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
JAMAL MURRAY! – 12:33 AM
Adi Joseph @AdiJoseph
I mean,,, Jamal Murray – 12:33 AM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
JAMAL MURRAY OH MY GOD – 12:33 AM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
Jamal Murray with the game-winner.
Lakers blow a 20-point lead and drop Game 2 to Nuggets 101-99. pic.twitter.com/4ZqmPIdyGw12:33 AM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Wow. The Lakers lose on a heartbreaking game-winning jumper from Jamal Murray. – 12:33 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Jamal Murray! – 12:33 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Jamal Murray tonight:
First 3 quarters — 4th quarter —
6 PTS 14 PTS
3-16 FG 6-8 FG pic.twitter.com/blxPdRSBzG12:33 AM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
JAMAL MURRAY!!!!!!! – 12:32 AM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Lakers switch up the matchups and put LeBron on Jamal Murray to switch the Jokic-Murray two-man game.
cc: @Tim_NBA – 12:30 AM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Jamal Murray to the line to shoot two – 12:30 AM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Jamal Murray just checked in and airballed a floater to close the quarter.
He’s 3/16. The Nuggets need him to turn this around right now if they want a chance tonight. – 11:59 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Awful half from Jamal Murray: 4 points, 2-10 shooting, missed Nikola Jokic late in the 2nd quarter when he had LeBron James pinned in the post. He’s got to be better. – 11:12 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
1. Anthony Davis was the best player on the floor
2. The Nuggets took another 23 three-pointers that half
3. Jamal Murray needs to wake up
Denver messed around with their effort and execution in the first quarter, and then played poor basketball to close the half. – 11:11 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Jamal Murray needs to give that ball up to Nikola Jokic. That’s another bad decision, and it led to a LeBron James And-1 in transition because he didn’t get back.
He’s got 4 points on 2/10 from the field. – 11:08 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
A successful challenge. No foul on Jamal Murray. Nuggets ball. – 10:45 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Scott Foster called a foul on Jamal Murray defending LeBron James in transition.
Michael Malone swiftly challenges.
The crowd reaction was…strong. – 10:43 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
A second straight strong start for the Lakers here, as they go up 15-9 into the first time out, punctuated by a beautifully quick pass from LeBron to AD in transition for a dunk.
LeBron also had an and-1, plus a ridiculous block of Jamal Murray at the rim on the defensive end. – 10:21 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Jamal Murray’s decision making on both ends of the floor has been absolutely terrible to start. – 10:19 PM
Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
Jamal Murray tried LeBron James at the rim. It did not go well for Jamal.
Lakers up 6-5 early behind D’Angelo Russell’s 2-2 start from 3-point range. – 10:17 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
LeBron just yeeted a Jamal Murray dunk attempt into the seats. – 10:17 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Nuggets Game 2 starters vs. Lakers:
Jamal Murray
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Michael Porter Jr.
Aaron Gordon
Nikola Jokic – 10:00 PM

More on this storyline

“If it wasn’t for my teammates, I might not even get to that shot,” Murray said postgame on TNT. “I did what I could today, I tried to pick it up on defense. … It was a great team win. We all stuck together.” -via The Athletic / April 23, 2024
A Lakers source told ESPN that James’ foul on Murray with 58 seconds left, which rewarded the Nuggets guard two free throws that put Denver up 99-97, could also be considered “marginal contact.” “It makes no sense to me,” James continued. “It bothers me. … And then I just saw what happened with the Sixers-Knicks game, too. Like, what are we doing?” -via ESPN / April 23, 2024

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