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LeBron James had a steal and dunk to put Los
Angeles up 95-92 and Michael Porter Jr.'s 3-pointer with 1:15
left tied it before Murray took over. He hit two free throws and
a 20-footer to answer buckets by Los Angeles. James then missed
a 3-pointer with 16.3 seconds left to set up Murray's heroics.
Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists for the
Nuggets, who have beaten the Lakers in 10 straight meetings,
regular season and postseason combined. Murray finished with 20
points on 9-for-24 shooting.
Davis had 32 points and 11 rebounds but scored just two points
in the final 22 minutes. James supplied 26 points, 12 assists
and eight rebounds.
Knicks 104, 76ers 101
Donte DiVincenzo hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 13.1 seconds
left for host New York, which scored the final eight points in
the last 28 seconds to stun Philadelphia and take a 2-0 lead in
an Eastern Conference first-round series.
The 76ers overcame an eight-point deficit by mounting a 19-6 run
that ended with Kyle Lowry splitting a pair of free throws with
47.3 seconds left for a 101-96 lead. New York's Jalen Brunson,
who missed his first five 3-point attempts, got a shooter's roll
on a corner 3-pointer with 27.4 seconds left.
Brunson finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists
while Josh Hart had 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Knicks.
Tyrese Maxey logged 35 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds and
Joel Embiid had 34 points and 10 boards in a losing cause.
Cavaliers 96, Magic 86
Donovan Mitchell recorded 23 points and eight rebounds and
Jarrett Allen collected a personal-playoff-high 20 boards to
pace Cleveland to a victory over visiting Orlando.
The Cavaliers, who never trailed, grabbed a 2-0 lead in a
best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series as
Evan Mobley scored 17 points and Allen had 16.
Paolo Banchero scored 21 points and Franz Wagner added 18 points
and seven rebounds for the Magic, who committed 17 turnovers.
--Field Level Media
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