NBA players are losing their minds with Jamal Murray hitting an incredible game-winner as the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers to take a 2-0 series lead on Monday.
The game-clinching shot capped a 20-point comeback for the Nuggets and came after Murray struggled for much of the night, shooting just 8-23 from the field before making the winner.
Here’s how NBA players around the league are reacting to the dramatic scenes in Denver tonight:
JAMAL MF MURRAY! TAKE YOUR RESPECT BROTHER!!🔒🔒🔒
— Peyton Watson (@peytonwatson_) April 23, 2024
That was a history!!!🔥🔥🔥
— Alperen (@alperennsengun) April 23, 2024
The test results are in. The Denver Nuggets YOU ARE THE FATHER pic.twitter.com/J5NLYEVa62
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) April 23, 2024
But u tried super hard Lakers and deserve an A for effort 👍👍
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) April 23, 2024
Playoff basketball 🔥💯🤝🏾
Good night. #NBAPlayoffs
— Kevin Garnett (@KevinGarnett5KG) April 23, 2024
Omg Denver Nuggets tune in tomorrow @undisputed gonna be a movie
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) April 23, 2024
WOW! Over a footer for the game, that’s tough!!!!
— Juan Toscano Anderson (@juanonjuan10) April 23, 2024
Reggie Milller rooting for Denver or something? Jesus Christ
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) April 23, 2024
MORE REACTIONS
What a night of basketball! I’m waiving the 5-year waiting period and sending tonight to the Round 1 Hall of Fame.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 23, 2024
not now dwight
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) April 23, 2024
Lakers, just stop turning the 🏀 over. You’ll be fine. Make Nuggets beat you, but don’t help them.
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) April 23, 2024
PLEASE DON’T TELL ME LEBRON JAMES HAD A WIDE-OPEN UNGUARDED THREE TO WIN IT … AND MISSED IT … AND JAMAL MURRAY HAD A FALLAWAY CONTESTED BY ANTHONY DAVIS AT THE BUZZER … AND MADE IT!
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) April 23, 2024
THE LAKERS THREW EVERYTHING THEY HAD AT THE NUGGETS AND JAMAL MURRAY SAID HAVE FUN ON THE PLANE RIDE HOME BOYS
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 23, 2024
anthony davis is a 4x all-nba defensive team selection and a 3x league leader in blocks and jamal murray looked at him guarding him one on one with the game on the line and was like “you are so fucking dead bro” 😭😭😭😭😭 what an absolute menacepic.twitter.com/A7msZ8YbRX
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 23, 2024
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) April 23, 2024
Scott Foster screwing over the Lakers pic.twitter.com/VLKogEbpt0
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) April 23, 2024
LeBron still moving like Neo just to be continuously yanked from the matrix by the NBA’s Agent Smiths. Brutal.
— Joel Lorenzi (@jxlorenzi) April 23, 2024
