Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 105-103 in Game 2 and takes 2-0 lead in Western Conference Finals behind Anthony Davis’s buzzer beater.Game 3 will be on Tuesday.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 30 points, six rebounds, nine assists and four steals. Jamal Murray totaled 25 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Michael Porter Jr led the bench with 15 points and four boards.
Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 31 points and nine rebounds. He scored the final 10 points for Los Angeles including that game-winner. LeBron James collected 26 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Lakers starting back-court duo Green and KCP each scored 11 points.
Rajon Rondo leads Lakers with 9 assists, including Anthony Davis’s game winner. Lakers as a team just shot 44.6% from the floor and 36.1% from 3-point range.LA managed to restrict Nuggets to 33.3% from 3-pt range.
There were eight lead changes in the game, with three of them happening in the final 30 seconds. The most important one was a game-winning three-pointer by Anthony Davis at the buzzer, turning a one-point Denver lead into an LA victory. The Lakers ended up out-rebounding the Nuggets, 44-31.
