The LA Lakers surged into a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Final, defeating the Denver Nuggets in a tight 105-103 thriller.
While the Nuggets pushed the Lakers to the limit throughout the match, Lakers’ center Anthony Davis overcame Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic to score a buzzer-beating three-pointer to send his Lakers teammates into absolute hysteria.
Davis proved himself to be the key to the Lakers’ triumph, leading the fight to erase the Nuggets’ 16-point lead in the second half of the game. Davis also happened to score the Lakers’ last seven points in the game.
This game proved to be a great moment of redemption for Davis, who was still reeling from the three-pointer from the same spot that he missed during the loss against the Brooklyn Nets prior to the COVID lockdown. In that circumstance, his three points would have earned the Lakers the victory as well.
“He was doubting himself,” teammate LeBron James recalled. “And I was telling him, ‘You’re not going to make them all.’ But the belief in just taking it and living with the results is what it’s all about. And tonight was his moment to find a space and hunt the ball down.”
