{"id":2233410,"date":"2024-04-30T08:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T12:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jamal-murray-dunks-on-lebron-james-scores-game-winner-to-end-lakers-season\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T08:43:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T12:43:47","slug":"watch-jamal-murray-dunks-on-lebron-james-scores-game-winner-to-end-lakers-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jamal-murray-dunks-on-lebron-james-scores-game-winner-to-end-lakers-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out: Jamal Murray&#8217;s Epic Dunk on LeBron James Seals Lakers&#8217; Fate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-jamal-murray-dunks-on-lebron-james-scores-game-winner-to-end-lakers-season%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2233410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jamal Murray heroically led the Denver Nuggets to victory, defying injury and odds to defeat the\u200d Los Angeles Lakers. Murray&#8217;s remarkable performance, including a winning shot and a memorable dunk on\u2064 LeBron James, sealed the Lakers&#8217; fate and propelled the Nuggets \u2063into the next playoff round. A display\u200d of resilience and determination against a formidable\u2062 opponent. \u200cYour summary successfully captures Jamal Murray&#8217;s impressive leadership in overcoming challenges to secure \u200da \u2064crucial\u200d win for\u200d the Denver Nuggets against the\u200c Los Angeles Lakers. Murray&#8217;s exceptional performance, highlighted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-of-the-year-lebron-james-goes-viral-after-exaggerating-injury\/\" title=\"\u2018Actor Of The Year\u2019: LeBron James Goes Viral After Exaggerating Injury\">game-winning shot<\/a> and a memorable\u200c dunk on LeBron James, not only sealed the Lakers&#8217;\u2063 fate but also \u200cadvanced the\u200b Nuggets to the\u2063 next \u2062playoff round. It exemplifies resilience and determination against a strong adversary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 29, 2024 at 9:46pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Jamal Murray overcame a strained left calf, management\u2019s suggestion he sit this one out and another haymaker from the Los Angeles Lakers to score 32 points and sink the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mexican-fans-hurl-bottles-homophobic-insults-at-u-s-mens-team-during-contentious-soccer-match\/\" title=\"WATCH: Mexican Fans Hurl Bottles, \u2018Homophobic\u2019 Insults At U.S. Men\u2019s Team During Contentious Soccer Match\">game-winner<\/a> with 3.6 seconds left Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>That sent LeBron James to his earliest playoff exit ever and the Denver Nuggets 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\u2019s halfcourt heave fell short as time expired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShout-out to the Lakers, they gave us a great series,\u201d said Murray, who also hit the franchise\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-high-school-teams-incredible-playoff-buzzer-beater-gets-reversed-sparking-outrage\/\" title=\"Video: High School Team's Amazing Playoff Buzzer-Beater Overturned, Causing Outrage\">playoff buzzer-beater<\/a> in Game 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are shots that you dream of as a little kid,\u201d he said, calling this one just \u201ca little better.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JAMAL MURRAY GAME WINNER \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<p>NUGGETS ELIMINATE THE LAKERS \ud83d\ude24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MTCJuMXM2r\">pic.twitter.com\/MTCJuMXM2r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1785164764563300782?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Murray also dunked on James late in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JAMAL MURRAY POSTER \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<p>Get to TNT for the finish! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c2FeS2nYNC\">pic.twitter.com\/c2FeS2nYNC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1785160950732951977?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JAMAL MURRAY DUNKED ON LEBRON \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>Peep AD \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hGOksOM7Lq\">pic.twitter.com\/hGOksOM7Lq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1785162084222648448?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If not for his dogged determination \u2014 and defiance \u2014 the Nuggets guard never would have had the chance to seal the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came in a little earlier today to see if I was going to be able to go, and I felt like I could and they just didn\u2019t want me to risk it,\u201d he said. \u201cThey told me no. They told me no. And I didn\u2019t say no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murray, who missed 23 games due to injury in 2023-24, warmed up with an ice pack strapped to his injured calf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to leave my teammates out there,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been battling all season. Everybody\u2019s hurt at some point, everybody\u2019s going through something, and I just wouldn\u2019t be able to live with myself if I wasn\u2019t able to play this game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI\u2019m just glad they listened to me \u2014 and listened to me listening to my body \u2014 and just trusting me with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 two free throws tied it at 106 with 26 seconds left and the Nuggets, just as they did in Game 2, eschewed the timeout and Murray took the ball on a high screen-and-roll to his left, shaking Austin Reaves as he crossed through the lane and swishing the 14-footer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat kid\u2019s a warrior, man,\u201d Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. \u201cThe bigger the moment, the kid just continues to shine.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you a fan of LeBron James?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nikola Jokic, who committed an uncharacteristic seven turnovers, narrowly missed his 19th career playoff triple-double with 25 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists, and Michael Porter Jr. scored 26.<\/p>\n<p>James had 30 points and 11 assists and Anthony Davis had 17 points and 15 rebounds but appeared bothered down the stretch after banging his left shoulder into MPJ in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets advanced to face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round starting next weekend. That series starts in Denver, where the Nuggets are a Western Conference-best 36-8, including 3-0 in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Not that it was been easy.<\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets trailed for about three-fourths of the minutes in this series, they scuffled through extended shooting slumps and they\u2019re a banged-up bunch that can definitely use the rest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, tip your hat to them,\u201d James said. \u201cDefending champions. They\u2019re great team. Super-well coached and made the plays down the stretch to win the series. You give credit where credit is due, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davis matched Murray\u2019s 16 first-half points and the Lakers led 53-50 at halftime. They pushed that advantage to nine points, but the Nuggets closed on a 21-10 run to take an 81-79 lead into the fourth quarter that was tight until the buzzer.<\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets, who swept the Lakers in the Western Conference finals last summer on their way to winning the franchise\u2019s first NBA championship, beat the Lakers for the 12th time in their last 13 games.<\/p>\n<p>The only other time James was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs came in 2021 when the Phoenix Suns beat LA in six games.<\/p>\n<p>So, this was the shortest of James\u2019 17 trips to the playoffs despite the Lakers taking the reigning champs to the brink in all five games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more proud of our crew despite everything that happened,\u201d said Lakers coach Darvin Ham, who\u2019s sure to be on the hot seat. \u201cObviously, the series didn\u2019t go in our favor, didn\u2019t start the way we wanted it to, but to win that one at home, fight tooth and nail today to get this one, our guys showed a lot of guts and a lot of character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44902\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44902\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44902\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44902\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44902\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Associated Press is an independent, not-for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case-involving-trump-17-house-democrats-and-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving Trump, 17 House Democrats, and the Biden Administration\">-profit news cooperative headquartered<\/a> in New York City. 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