DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray overcame a strained left calf, management's suggestion he sit this one out and another haymaker from the Los Angeles Lakers to score 32 points and sink the game-winner with 3.6 seconds left Monday night. That sent LeBron James to his earliest playoff exit ever and the Denver Nuggets tottering into Round 2 with a 108-106 win in Game 5 that featured 16 lead changes and 10 ties and was only secured when Taurean Prince's halfcourt heave fell short as time expired. “Shout-o
Finch collided with Mike Conley in the final two minutes of Minnesota's series-ending win over the Suns.
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DENVER — Taped to the wall beside Jamal Murray's stall in the Denver Nuggets' locker-room is a picture of Bruce Lee with a quote from the martial arts legend. "Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do," it reads. The Canadian guard followed the credo to perfection Monday night at Ball Arena, fighting through a left calf strain to deliver a performance to remember. Murray's 14-footer with 3.6 seconds left was the difference as Denver beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-