![]() ![]() In the fourth quarter, Rui Hachimura guarded Jokić, allowing Davis to crowd the paint and make things harder for the Nuggets big man to dominate the paint. I know the game is won in 48 minutes, but they set the tone in 24 minutes and we were playing catch-up for the next 24.” ![]() “Yeah, it took us a half to get into the game,” James said, “and that was pretty much the ballgame right there. The Nuggets led by as many as 21 but the Lakers pulled within three points twice in the fourth quarter, once on Reaves’ 3-pointer at 124-121 and again on James’ pair of free throws that made it 129-126 with 1:12 remaining. Michael Porter Jr had 15 points and 10 boards and Bruce Brown added 16 points. Austin Reaves chipped in 23 points and fueled LA’s desperate fourth-quarter run that nearly erased Denver’s 14-point cushion after three.Ĭaldwell-Pope scored 21 points against his former team. Jokić recorded his sixth triple-double of these playoffs with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, powering the Nuggets to a 1-0 lead in the series.īehind Jokić’s sizzling start and strong finish, and Jamal Murray’s 31 points while battling an ear infection, Denver beat the Lakers in the opener of the West finals for the first time ever.Īfter a slow start, Anthony Davis had 40 points and 10 rebounds, and James finished with 26 points, 12 boards and nine assists. Nobody was better than Jokić on Tuesday night. Jokić doesn’t really see many similarities in their play: “We affect the game in different ways,” Jokić said. I mean, to be compared to one of the best ever – or the best ever – I think is really cool.” “That’s really offensive,” Jokić replied in faux indignation about his athletic abilities. ![]()
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