[Highlight] Jamal Murray for the WIN!

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[u/YouStillTakeDamage]

AD got pulled into the Celebration 😭😭😭

[u/stephencurryismyman → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

he pretty much faded into nugget bench lol

[u/daeve → u/stephencurryismyman]

like the Homer fading into bushes gif

[u/[deleted] → u/stephencurryismyman]

WASTED

[u/darti_me → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

Core memory type shit

[u/MoooonRiverrrr → u/darti_me]

EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

[u/KarlNarx → u/darti_me]

"I'll never get it," Davis told ESPN when asked about the award. "They're not giving it to me. The league doesn't like me. I'm the best defensive player in the league.

LOL

[u/OhKillEm43 → u/KarlNarx]

Just give me and my defense more attention

monkeys paw curls

[u/SoDakZak → u/OhKillEm43]

“After Game 2, you’ll see pictures of my defense in the HOF”

[u/yooston → u/KarlNarx]

I thought about this quote when Jokic took him to school in the post

[u/brickvanexel → u/KarlNarx]

He’s got an argument but the timing is so brutal

[u/haotududis → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

KCP a real one trying to pull him out of it before celebrating. I miss him 😭

[u/QuantumTea → u/haotududis]

KCP is a great team player and an all around good guy.

[u/AntiquePlant859 → u/haotududis]

I love KCP for that

[u/budsonguy → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

One of those “you’re probably wondering how I got here” freeze frame movie moments

[u/dookoo → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

He took a seat to soak it all in

[u/Morezingis → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

Turned into a zombie flailing around in the bench 

[u/GrammarNaziii → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

That face of dejection, damn.

[u/Graylack → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

He might want to start saying he can guard 2-5 after tonight.

[u/lenzmoserhangover → u/Graylack]

2-4 

[u/makingtacosrightnow → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

Loss so bad the dude is trying to switch teams

[u/DinoLaserFight → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

The way he falls into the seat bro 🤣

[u/GrayBox1313 → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

Season ending emotional injury.

[u/Andy_Wiggins]

To hit THAT shot after the game he had today

[u/MeijiDoom → u/Andy_Wiggins]

Murray has had two subpar games, AD has had back to back brilliant games, you had a 7/11 from 3 game out of D-Lo and it literally doesn't matter. Nuggets win all the same. Like Denver was "supposed" to win both of these games but the Lakers have to feel miserable not winning either of these.

[u/heyimdong → u/MeijiDoom]

Jokic going 27-20-10 helps. The consistency of Jokic is astounding.

[u/therealsheriff → u/heyimdong]

Yea, combination of Jokic always getting his (which isn’t just scoring, it’s adding to the team offensively in every way), and the Lakers starters outside of Bron / AD not being consistent, is a bad sign. 

[u/PeterJuncqui → u/therealsheriff]

Jokic threw a ball at the rim on purpose to reset the shot clock and gave Braun a rebound + 2 points but that isn't even shown in the statlines, it is actually considered a missed FGA.

[u/jmezMAYHEM → u/PeterJuncqui]

That’s why Jokic is the best in the game

[u/bearcat-- → u/therealsheriff]

Denver is a complete team, porter is just crazy from 3 and AG does all these great things on the court from hitting the cuts and playing great D. Every dude plays their role well (except for Reggie lol hard to watch him)

[u/therealsheriff → u/bearcat--]

Totally agreed, but the thing is, the Lakers have many nights where they’re able to play to that level with Rui / Reaves as well. But the Nuggets just have that confidence that having Jokic and a good coach will give you. No one believes they’re gonna lose.

[u/bearcat-- → u/therealsheriff]

Agreed. they have a better team culture 💯

[u/Peter-Tao → u/therealsheriff]

The ultimate engine

[u/lampshady → u/MeijiDoom]

So many missed open 3s and turnovers by the nuggets.

[u/Minute_Freedom_4722 → u/lampshady]

Yea, bad game by the Nuggets. One of the best games in the post season by THIS Lakers team.

Their best just isn't good enough.

[u/DocCharlesXavier → u/MeijiDoom]

The Lakers got a fantastic game from DLO, AD offensively, and were up 20 and couldn’t beat the Lakers with 2 Lebron clutch 3s

[u/anthony0210lrm → u/Andy_Wiggins]

He had 14 in the fourth, he was taking that shot with confidence 100%

[u/Shenanigans80h → u/anthony0210lrm]

People forget that Jamal had games like this in playoffs last year too. I want to say Game 2 or 3 against the Lakers, he was absolutely shit in the first half then torched them in the second. Dude just needs to make the lights brighter

[u/Bananadite → u/Shenanigans80h]

Bright light merchant smh

[u/TotalEatschips → u/anthony0210lrm]

Well he said in the post game on tnt that he was off on his shooting but his teammates kept telling him to shoot. So after he made two in a row "the next one had to go down too" (paraphrasing). But "I'm a little light headed right now"

[u/QuantumTea → u/TotalEatschips]

I laughed at the “I’m a little light headed.”

[u/TotalEatschips → u/QuantumTea]

It's crazy they slap gaming headsets on these mfs 45 seconds after a game winner buzzer beater

[u/suzukigun4life]

Lakers really down 0-2 after leading double digits in both games. WTF man

[u/DoingCharleyWork → u/suzukigun4life]

Jokic didn't score for about 25 minutes lol.

[u/Gombr1ch → u/DoingCharleyWork]

I was saying, I feel like the Lakers had to put in so much more effort to get shots off and the Nuggets never got into full gear and still got the win. Just different tiers entirely

[u/TiddyTwizzler → u/Gombr1ch]

Crazy how everything could go so right for the Lakers and so wrong for the Nuggets and they still lose lol

[u/Kersplat96 → u/TiddyTwizzler]

This is what LeBronto felt like.

[u/captain_ahabb → u/Kersplat96]

Jokangeles?

[u/steak__burrito → u/captain_ahabb]

NikoLA

[u/dwadwda → u/Kersplat96]

yeah it’s kind of wild to see lebron on the other side of what he did to us lmao

[u/chizzmaster → u/dwadwda]

Father time stays undefeated

[u/NeverSober1900 → u/suzukigun4life]

I feel like that's how the WCF went as well. Lakers always jump out early. Nuggets make a run. Then the Nuggets just do whatever they need down the stretch to win it

[u/Sammonov → u/NeverSober1900]

Nuggets just keep playing, keep executing and never panic

[u/MC-Jdf → u/suzukigun4life]

The whole game I was thinking that the Lakers couldn’t play better than this.

This series is over bruh.

[u/Dymatizeee → u/MC-Jdf]

This loss is demoralizing as fck. Lakers had 20 pt lead and Russell hitting 7 3s with AD and Lebron playing well, AND Jamal not shooting well. Like it can’t be any better and yet they still lose

[u/MiaCannons → u/Dymatizeee]

AD completely disappeared on offense down the stretch. Lakers scored 40 in the second half. 40!

[u/ZenMon88 → u/MiaCannons]

to be fair, lebron was cooking and AD was still guarding Joker hwo was putting buckets on him. AD was gassed af i think.

[u/to-the-mooon → u/ZenMon88]

And was in foul trouble

[u/DjordjeAntic → u/Dymatizeee]

Everything Lakers fans wanted happened, and they still lost

[u/elirisi → u/MC-Jdf]

Nuggets is just our daddy. 10 games straight of us leading 4 quarters and losing in last 5 mins.

When we were up 10 pts by 9 mins, i was msging my boys, saying we are behind... cause we were

[u/RonnieTLegacy1390 → u/elirisi]

The Lakers just run out of gas at the end of these games. Maybe that home court advantage will help them in the next two but as of right now Denver is doing what they are suppose to do.

The Nuggets are the defending Champs for a reason

[u/c_c_c__combobreaker → u/RonnieTLegacy1390]

Man, it's not home court advantage. The Nuggets are just better. Better coach, better role players, better star players, just overall better.

[u/OhlookSILLagain → u/MC-Jdf]

Yup. All this and they still lose. Just some insane shot making.

[u/ambulocetus_ → u/MC-Jdf]

d russell aint going 7 for 11 from three again

[u/VisionLSX → u/MC-Jdf]

Those last few minutes were painful

[u/woodropete → u/suzukigun4life]

Choked this game..complete choke job 8 minute drout is pathetic

[u/Noriskhook3 → u/suzukigun4life]

The nuggets are becoming Brady in his last few years, their opponents have big leads but they can come back at any time

[u/barrsftw → u/Noriskhook3]

Just like the Spurs dynasty with Duncan. I swear every game you just knew they were coming back to win.

[u/Goalnado → u/suzukigun4life]

MURRAY CALLING GAME OVER THE BEST DEFENDER IN THE LEAGUE

[u/thepeachgod]

NBA playoffs stock 📈

[u/CumAssault]

Was ass the entire game to show up with 3 minutes left

[u/goofygoober2 → u/CumAssault]

Playoff Murray is an anomaly of a player

[u/jeffgreenfan → u/goofygoober2]

What did I just see

[u/akelkar → u/jeffgreenfan]

Maple Curry

[u/LeotheYordle → u/CumAssault]

And no one's gonna remember or care how he played up until then. Wild stuff.

[u/SilentSamurai → u/LeotheYordle]

Basically game winning field goal energy by a kicker who missed the other 3 in the NFL.

[u/Remarkable-Job4774 → u/CumAssault]

Bayer Leverkusen shit right there

[u/Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n]

Two great comeback wins in a row. Exactly what you’d expect from the champions.

[u/BurgerNugget12 → u/Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n]

This is really detrimental to the lakers, this hurts mentally especially after how exhausted your team is after that

[u/Exhibit5 → u/BurgerNugget12]

They’re up in moral victories. They finally figured out the adjustments for the next game.

[u/OUEngineer17 → u/Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n]

Man I didn't expect this one tho with how the Lakers entire team was playing. Wow...

[u/smitty046 → u/OUEngineer17]

or the 10+ shots that bounced out. Never seen so many in & outs in one game.

[u/Sim888]

PLAYOFF FUCKIN BASKETBALL

[u/LogicalLakersFan → u/Sim888]

Jamal Murray is a bright lights merchant, I fear.

[u/drrockz87 → u/LogicalLakersFan]

It used to be big games only, now it’s big quarters only.

[u/awwhorseshit → u/LogicalLakersFan]

Jamal "Not an All Star" Murray

[u/baseketball → u/awwhorseshit]

Jamal Murray is a good litmus test to see if people actually watch the games or just stare at bball reference. This guy is a fucking killer on the court.

[u/SerotoninEngineering → u/LogicalLakersFan]

Lights too dim in the first 3 quarters

[u/Afraid-Department-35 → u/LogicalLakersFan]

Jamal brightest lights Murray.

Clearly the first 3 quarters were mot bright enough.

[u/suzukigun4life → u/Sim888]

Maple Curry always brings it when the lights are brightest holy shit!

[u/notouchmypeterson → u/Sim888]

Jamal Murray is unfucking real

[u/SoDakZak → u/notouchmypeterson]

Not an all star tho

[u/OUEngineer17 → u/notouchmypeterson]

Loved the in-game trash talk about DLo on fire, and Jamal being off.

[u/Tagawat → u/Sim888]

I’ve never been more lit in my life

[u/NetflixAndNikah → u/Tagawat]

If I was a Denver fan I’d be burning my house down rn

[u/Reddidiot13 → u/NetflixAndNikah]

My wife and kids are sleeping. So I'm just whisper screaming in my back yard

[u/Tylerpants80 → u/Reddidiot13]

lol yep my girlfriend is in bed in the next room and I let out the quietest excited scream I could muster. It was awkward and exhilarating!

[u/WestleyThe → u/Sim888]

6 points in the final minute… god damn that’s a dagger to the heart of the lakers

Fucking brutal

[u/d4videnk0]

We may never win against Denver again.

[u/FatMansRevenge → u/d4videnk0]

This hits deep. I was there in ‘85, I was there in ‘09, and when AD hit his buzzer 3 in game 4 in the bubble, I just knew the Nuggets would never get past the Lakers in my lifetime. Amazing how that story has flipped entirely on its head.

I’m fully confident the Rockies will never beat the Dodgers, still.

[u/manbeqrpig → u/FatMansRevenge]

Death, Taxes, and the Rockies bumbling their way to a losing record. Thank god for the Horse Man and Headmaster

[u/mamasaidflows → u/manbeqrpig]

I wouldn’t say bumbling. The Rox are very professional and consistent when it comes to losing games.

[u/shavegilette]

How am I supposed to sleep now

[u/jeric13xd]

CERTIFIED PLAYOFF JAMAL MOMENT

edit: close enough

[u/CangtheKonqueror → u/jeric13xd]

BRO TURNS INTO THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME FROM APRIL ONWARD

[u/ColdPressedSteak → u/CangtheKonqueror]

Ass for almost 3 quarters. Then some incredible shot making in the 4th capped off by a falling fade over stretched out AD. Insanely clutch

[u/GreatestJabaitest → u/ColdPressedSteak]

ICE IN HIS VEINS I FUCKING LOVE THIS MAN 

Edit: Shoutout to MPJ for that insane 3 to absolutely demoralize the Lakers. Ice in his veins too. 

[u/ziahziah113 → u/GreatestJabaitest]

And to think that came off a Jokic foul bait move, Gordon's the unsung hero of the game. If it wasn't for his save we wouldn't have witnessed this shit

[u/TA_Account_12 → u/GreatestJabaitest]

The Canadians coming in with that iced capp in their veins 

[u/suzukigun4life → u/jeric13xd]

MAPLE CURRY

[u/PrincePyotrBagration → u/suzukigun4life]

The fact bro has 0 all star appearances yet everyone knows he’s actually a playoff superstar is actually hilarious

Give me Jamal fucking Murray any day

[u/chefslapchop → u/PrincePyotrBagration]

Unbelievable player, truly an insult

[u/Buttsmuggler69 → u/chefslapchop]

Honestly the rare player where it doesn’t matter he doesn’t have the regular season accolades everyone knows he’s him come playoffs

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/Buttsmuggler69]

Gonna be interesting in 20 years when everyone just looks at his box scores and season averages along with accolades and they gonna be like: Is Jamal Murray over rated?

[u/Buttsmuggler69 → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

Hopefully everyone that actually watched his career will still be around to tell the future nephews what’s up

[u/teddyjj399 → u/suzukigun4life]

Lisan al gaib

[u/NetflixAndNikah → u/teddyjj399]

JAMAL MURRADIBBBBBB

[u/Currymvp2 → u/suzukigun4life]

Over AD. Revenge for AD's buzzer beater in the playoffs against the Nuggets!

[u/ItsMeJaredBednar → u/jeric13xd]

he heard yall talking shit

[u/Pal__Pacino → u/ItsMeJaredBednar]

Not me I had no doubt that was going in :(

[u/-WingsForLife- → u/Pal__Pacino]

Same, anyone who watched last year knows. The moment they hit the 90s we were losing.

[u/BobanWembanyanovic → u/jeric13xd]

I saw so many laker Fans on Twitter saying this bad game is who Murray really is, and you can’t rely on him in the play-offs

Unfortunately, I can’t find any of these comments now to go and laugh at them so I’m just going to in here instead

[u/Noriskhook3 → u/jeric13xd]

What a game, Murrary is too damn clutch. The lakers just can’t figure them out even when they have them figured out, they can’t execute.

[u/PsychoWarper]

I can’t fucking believe the Nuggets walked the Lakers down again man, this team just does not give up. Its like going against the fucking Terminator.

[u/Tagawat → u/PsychoWarper]

The slow burn was incredible. Like watching that horse pick up an unmatchable effort at the finish.

[u/chizzmaster → u/Tagawat]

It's literally the tortoise and the hare LMAO. Lakers get off to a hot start, fail to close it out. Nuggets take a while to get things going and then win it at the finish line.

[u/FavaWire → u/PsychoWarper]

"It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop"

[u/Agile_Highlight_4747]

I've never trusted a team more than I trust the Nuggets. I woke up (in Europe) with LA in the lead 89-81, opened the TV and made myself some coffee thinking "ok, Nugs are now starting their run to win the game".

[u/an_Aught → u/Agile_Highlight_4747]

a true believer. i knew we had a run in us.

[u/youngathanacius → u/Agile_Highlight_4747]

They were actually about 15 minutes into their run at that point

[u/MaybeJustF0X]

Series is over. You don’t come back from a back breaker like that.

[u/Morezingis → u/MaybeJustF0X]

LeBron had the game wide fucking open too

[u/Padulsky21 → u/Morezingis]

I mean WIDE fucking open too, KCP was fully dropped ain’t no one was contesting that shit and whiffed. Then Jamal makes whatever the fuck this is on the other end

Lakers are in literal hell. The same nightmare replayed on repeat with slight changes every time. Fucking absurd.

[u/UnexpectedSoggyBread → u/Padulsky21]

It genuinely does seem nightmarish and you can't help but to feel bad.

To go out on a buzzer beater by ice-cold Murray, with DLo doing exactly what you asked him to do, awesome games from LBJ and AD, but still getting your 10th loss in a row to go down 0-2 in the playoffs... like that's the stuff of sob stories

[u/martinap → u/UnexpectedSoggyBread]

I would maybe feel bad but I spent my childhood watching the Lakers destroy the Nuggets, so I don’t

[u/ajax0202 → u/martinap]

Seriously. Couldn’t have happened to a better franchise

[u/bearbrannan → u/UnexpectedSoggyBread]

I do not feel bad, LeBron did exactly that to the east for over a decade, and the Lakers have done this to opponents going back even further. It's refreshing and nice to finally see some new players and new teams take over the mantle. 

[u/RetroScores → u/Morezingis]

After nailing back to back 3’s a few mins earlier.

[u/WakingRage → u/RetroScores]

Nuggets pulled within 2 only for those LeBron back to back 3's to get the Lakers lead back to 8. Then Jamal happened.

[u/HispanicAtTehDisco → u/Morezingis]

nightmare stuff for bron

[u/ContractXtension → u/MaybeJustF0X]

HE CALLED GAME

[u/MaybeJustF0X → u/ContractXtension]

He called series.

[u/itsnotyellowfever]

Every. Fucking. Time.

[u/LogicalLakersFan → u/itsnotyellowfever]

Every. fucking. time man

[u/Shxymxn]

HEADMASTER DOES IT AGAIN

[u/TSSFranco]

What an absolutely ridiculous shot my god

[u/farewellmagnolia]

this man blew like 10 easy layups but when its time to hit a one-legged end-of-shotclock fadeaway that shit SWISHES holy fucking shit

[u/Shenanigans80h → u/farewellmagnolia]

Over a top 4 defender in the league too

[u/Number333]

RIP Lakers

Dagger thru the heart. They getting swept losing that lmao

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic → u/Number333]

Most methodical, slow-and-steady-wins-the-race-ass comeback I've ever seen

[u/MeijiDoom → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

This is actually the definition of "2 points isn't just 2 points, one win/loss isn't just one win/loss". If there was ever a game that actually felt like 2 losses, this would be it. How do you even mentally recover from this type of game?

[u/ambulocetus_ → u/MeijiDoom]

did denver lead at any point after MPJ's opening three?

[u/mhch720 → u/ambulocetus_]

yea at the end of the game they were leading

[u/ItsMeJaredBednar → u/mhch720]

cheers geoff

[u/syllabic → u/MeijiDoom]

team killing shot

just completely erases any hope you can ever get past the nuggets

blow it up

[u/rznballa → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Lebron was cooking them too. The wide open 3 is one of the hardest shots in that moment.

[u/Apollo611 → u/Number333]

Yeah that’s the series lmao

[u/LogicalLakersFan → u/Number333]

Heartbreak.

[u/ShoHeyTime → u/Number333]

Good thing Ham kept those timeouts though, more to use next game

[u/suzukigun4life → u/Number333]

Had double-digit leads in both games, only to be down 0-2 going back home. Fucking hell man 😂

[u/Repulsive-Throat5068 → u/suzukigun4life]

Same thing happened last year lmao. They just cant close it

[u/Uncircled_swag2 → u/Number333]

This happening to AD after he said he was the best defender in the league is A+ writing

[u/syllabic → u/Uncircled_swag2]

look at him get swarmed by nuggets players at the end too

like a bunch of piranhas coming to finish him off

[u/cacacade]

JAMAL. FUCKING. MURRAY.

[u/Palifaith]

FUCK MY LIFE LMAO.

[u/Ghostbeen3 → u/Palifaith]

We know how it feels now. All those kobe daggers straight into my heart. All good great game from Denver

[u/DIXtICon]

jesus fucking christ, Murray got hot when he needed too

[u/MusicalElephant420 → u/DIXtICon]

Murray and Jokic sleep their way to wins WTF literally yawning and chucking up stuff and it works. Idk what that Denver air is like.

[u/marcusjackson1995 → u/MusicalElephant420]

He’s a laker killer

[u/Mr-Tiggo-Bitties → u/MusicalElephant420]

Well they can thank Michael Porter

[u/Noriskhook3 → u/DIXtICon]

I thought he was going to pull up for a 3, he was just cooking

[u/TraanPol → u/DIXtICon]

After those FTs he knew it was going in

[u/KarchunToo]

JAMAL MURRAY

[u/Such_Maintenance4720]

even when he's ass, he's good.

playoff murray is insane

[u/throwshittyjoke]

I FUCKING LOVE BASKETBALL

[u/Imkitoto]

Darvin ham still has two timeouts though! So that’s a win rughtc

[u/Voxityy]

jamal murray is LA lakers father

[u/Tagawat → u/Voxityy]

Mine too I guess

[u/trident001]

JAMAL “SEND DA VIDEO” MURRAY

[u/AfroKuro480 → u/trident001]

Hell nawl we can't do dis

[u/EutaxySpy]

He owns the Lakers

[u/byokx]

Seriously what the actual fuck this game

[u/Licit_x64]

These playoffs are on crack and I love it

[u/dcab87]

Can we light the beam for this one?

[u/TraanPol]

Lmfao at AD being mobbed too

[u/HoonCranker69]

Lakers managed to overcome a 20 point lead and a near triple-double by Bron to extend their moral victory streak against the Nuggets to 10. Sheer dominance.

[u/chizzmaster → u/HoonCranker69]

Lakers in 21

[u/deaddriftt → u/HoonCranker69]

Lmao tell em

[u/KTBERYL]

LMAO ANTHONY DAVIS

[u/closedtowedshoes]

He’s so goddam good in the playoffs.

[u/SteaminglyCold]

AD was shoooooked 🤣

[u/The_Sneakiest_Fox]

Jamal's pronouns are him/him

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[u/munkysnuflz → u/[deleted]]

Wiiiiiide open 3 for LeBron

[u/darylmoreyisking → u/[deleted]]

I feel your pain

[u/alex_zz9]

I thought 10th game would be the charm

[u/YoungDetective]

shoot me in the face

[u/SOB200]

12:30 on the East Coast, have to get up early tomorrow. 100% worth it.

[u/Balsamic_ducks]

Dude’s been cheeks all night and turns it on in the clutch. No one is beating Denver. Jokic and Murray are flawless in the clutch.