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Jamal Murray spoke to reporters about the support his Denver Nuggets coaches and teammates gave while he was struggling all game, and how he had the confidence to put up the game-winning shot at the buzzer.
Murray had been struggling all night Monday in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers. It was all erased when he hit the game-winning shot as time expired to send the sold-out Ball Arena crowd into a frenzy.
The shot of the season completed an improbable comeback that erased a 20-point deficit to extend Denver's winning streak over Los Angeles to 10 consecutive games.
The 101-99 victory also gives the Nuggets a 2-0 lead in the playoff-opening series, which shifts to Los Angeles for the next two matchups.
Murray's winning shot came after LeBron James misfired from long range with 16 seconds left and the game tied at 99. He tumbled into the Nuggets' bench along with Davis just as his shot fluttered the net and the roar from the crowd shook Ball Arena.
“I just lost my balance and fell. I think A.D. was in my way or somebody was in my way and I just heard everybody scream and that's how I knew it went in," said Murray, who was mobbed by his teammates after his bucket.
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