JAMAL MURRAY HIT ANOTHER GAME WINNER ONLY THIS TIME IT ENDED THE LAKERS SEASON!!

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HOLY SHIT HE DID IT AGAIN!!!

As if the Game 2 game winner wasn't enough, here comes Jamal Murray with another one just 3 games later only this time it ended the Lakers season. What an incredible 4th quarter from Murray who is basically doing all of this on one leg, from the poster on LeBron

to the huge 3 in the final minutes off an even bigger Aaron Gordon OREB

to cap it all off with another game winner where instead of a wing fadeaway he buried it from the elbow. There's a reason Jamal Murray is rightfully considered a 16 game player, and this series is yet another example. Sure the NBA title helps, but this is how you know it isn't a fluke. Having to worry about Jokic is tough enough, but that's only half of your problems because Jamal Murray is just as capable of burying you just like we saw in Games 2 and 5.

If you're the Lakers, you have to be sick. You were right there. A 20 point lead in  Game 2, another close game tonight, it's not crazy to suggest there's a universe where LA is heading back home up 3-2 with the defending champs on the ropes. Instead, their season is over. And while it was commendable what we saw from an injured AD and LeBron, at the end of the day to beat the Nuggets (especially at home) you have to win the margins. You have to essentially be perfect in your execution because you know they're going  to be. Once the game gets late, you need to play flawless basketball.

That's how I would describe Jamal Murray's 4th quarter. Flawless. And with that comes a date with the red hot Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards. Buckle up.