Led by Jamal Murray’s 37 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, the No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets defeat the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3, 119-108. Nikola Jokic (24 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (17 points, 4 3pt. FG) added a combined 41 points in the victory. Anthony Davis (28 points, 18 rebounds) and LeBron James (23 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists) combined for 51 points for the Lakers. The Nuggets lead the best-of-seven series, 3-0, with Game 4 taking place on Monday, May 22 (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Since the 1998 postseason (play-by-play era), Jamal Murray becomes the 4th player to have 3 30+ point halves throughout his playoff career, joining
Donovan Mitchell – 4 times
Devin Booker, Allen Iverson – 3 times
Jamal Murray’s 53 points over the last three quarters is the most points over a three-quarter stretch since the 1998 Playoffs when tracking began (play-by-play era).
With his 138th career Playoff double-double tonight, LeBron James passes Bill Russell for 5th-most in NBA history:
Tim Duncan – 164
Magic Jonson – 157
Wilt Chamberlain – 143
Shaquille O’Neal – 142
LeBron James – 138
Bill Russell – 137
TheMackoftheyear
May 21, 2023 at 11:06 pm
🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹
TheMackoftheyear
May 21, 2023 at 11:07 pm
Lakers and Celtics 🧹?
0verfiend
May 21, 2023 at 11:10 pm
I miss Carmelo.
Josh Hunsberger
May 21, 2023 at 11:11 pm
Lebron always walking off the court early leaving hos team behind
🦝TheSwamp
May 21, 2023 at 11:11 pm
Bye Lakers. You got another Russell
XdangerzoneX
May 22, 2023 at 12:00 am
Really both Russell got them there for sure not ADINJURY and Lequit
DamanShark
May 21, 2023 at 11:13 pm
people looked me dead in the in the eye and said this wasnt a free series for denver…
John Brown
May 21, 2023 at 11:14 pm
hahahha
Levi Beaver
May 21, 2023 at 11:22 pm
Nuggets been my favorite team since 2002. 😋
Kenny Ibabao
May 21, 2023 at 11:24 pm
Lebron James 😂😭
Allen Berry
May 21, 2023 at 11:26 pm
Either Warriors was playing trash or Lebron exhausted all his energy to prevent someone having more rings then him 😂
XdangerzoneX
May 21, 2023 at 11:58 pm
Warriors and lakers trash
H
May 21, 2023 at 11:30 pm
Sweep Lakers for Lebron’s legacy lol
Phil G
May 21, 2023 at 11:31 pm
Nuggets are driven to win by their scrotal sacs, where their nuggets are located, left right left to and fro flopping all about, they have to win or lose their ballsacs.
Keith Dunwoody
May 21, 2023 at 11:36 pm
Should be a great finals!
Yung Bm
May 21, 2023 at 11:39 pm
Congratulations to the Denver Nuggets for winning the 2023 NBA Championship
XdangerzoneX
May 21, 2023 at 11:58 pm
against Miami?
No Seas Mamon MF
May 21, 2023 at 11:41 pm
the disrespect to Malik Beasley, lakers got a veteran shooter on the bench that was cold for the Jazz most of the season, Malik would’ve ended up finding a groove in the series had he been playin Damn
Ari Gross
May 21, 2023 at 11:41 pm
3:36
al
May 21, 2023 at 11:42 pm
bye lakers
Raulquines Doctor
May 21, 2023 at 11:42 pm
it should be clippers nuggets if clippers players are healthy
Ericksonlaine Medina
May 21, 2023 at 11:44 pm
Congratulations Jokic on your WCF MVP!
NINtenD0GG
May 21, 2023 at 11:47 pm
Yo LeBron TRASH 😂
God's Gamer
May 21, 2023 at 11:49 pm
Jokic so cracked. Nuggets a deep team. As a wolves fan, they deserve it
XdangerzoneX
May 21, 2023 at 11:55 pm
Lequit and ADinjury play their best basketball and still can come up with the win
MrCrossIsBoss
May 21, 2023 at 11:59 pm
Denver has been undoubtedly playing some mile-high basketball.