LeBron James has 30 points, but Murray scores a game-high 32 and sinks the decisive shot with 3.6 seconds left as the defending champs take Game 5, 108-106, and oust the Lakers for a second straigh ...
The forward, who has been sidelined since early February because of a sprained right midfoot injury, was listed as questionable Sunday night before being upgraded an hour before tipoff on Monday.
They avoided being swept out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season but still trail Denver 3-1 despite leading for more than 71% of the minutes played in this first-round series.
The odds remain steep against the defending champs, but Saturday night's victory fooled those (including a certain columnist) who didn't see this series going back to Denver.
LeBron James (30 points) and Anthony Davis (25 points, 23 rebounds) get help from the supporting cast and the Lakers beat the Nuggets for the first time in 12 meetings, never trailing in a 119-108 ...
Wood had left knee surgery last month and hasn't played since the All-Star break, sidelined with what the team officially deemed "left knee effusion" (swelling) for a month before the procedure.
Ahead of a do-or-die Game 4, the Lakers' priority was film study: trying to figure out what needs to happen for them so Saturday night doesn't go the same way the previous three games have gone.
Anthony Davis and LeBron James fill the stat sheet, but D'Angelo Russell goes scoreless and Denver is the better second-half team again, beating the Lakers for the 11th consecutive time, 112-