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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

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