Lakers 108-119 Nuggets Highlights, Game 3: Denver takes 3-0 lead, pushes LeBron & Co to the brink of elimination

The Lakers face quite an uphill task as they try to get back into the series from a 0-3 deficit. Has any team been able to do that so far in NBA?

The Nuggets take a 3-0 lead. What a statement they’ve made with this road win. A first loss at home for Lakers. Jamal Murray was the star without a doubt. He sends the Crypto.com Arena into stunned silence with 37 points. His team moves a step closer to its first NBA Finals appearance. The win gets all the more impressive given Jokic was in foul trouble today and had to sit out a major portion of the third quarter. The two time MVP still got 24 points in the game.

The Lakers stand on the cusp of elimination. Davis and LeBron combined for 51 points tonight. Reaves too hit 23 but they were no match for the Nuggets. D’Angelo Russell had a night to forget with just three points. No team has ever managed to overcome a 0-3 deficit. It seems unlikely that this Lakers team can either.

We will be back for the fourth game in a couple of days. Until then, it’s goodbye!

Denver takes a shot clock violation.

Brown with a lay up finish.

Murray makes two FTs to make it a 13 point game.

And it is the Lakers bench that walks out for the final minute. The white flag raised by Darvin Ham.

Reaves with a thre pointer to cut the deficit to 11 points.

Nuggets call a timeout.

Jokic plays a pass to Porter at the perimeter who connects!

Jokic misses both the free throws. Lakers fans already on their way out of the arena.

Jokic’s fouled yet again as he wins a rebound over Schroder. Two more FTs incoming.

Jokic is fouled by Davis and he will go to the free throw line.

Makes only one of the two attempts.

Schroder knocks down a mid range jump shot.

Murray! He scoops the ball over two bodies. 35 points for the Denver guard.

JOKIC! He gives an immediate reply. A shot over Davis.

LeBron with a three over Jokic. What trouble from three pointers?

Jokic makes the two shots to restore the 10-point lead.

The challenge is unsuccessful and Jokic will head to the line. Schroder has five personal fouls.

We have 3:48 left in the final quarter.

Schroder is called for a loose ball foul. Darvin Ham takes a timeout to challenge the call on the floor.

LeBron James goes to the line after a foul. Hits both the free throws.

Hachimura with a pull up shot from the right corner. He breaks the Denver run.

Jokic with a dunk! A brilliant bullet pass from Murray to find his teammate. 13-0 now for the Nuggets.

Murray’s jump shot from the paint is falling short. But Brown leaps up and tips the ball in.

Murray! He gets a three point shot. His first points of the second half. A 9-0 run for the visiting team.

Davis misses an alley up chance set by LeBron. The ball goes out of bounds and Nuggets get the possession.

BRUCE BROWN! Yet another open three for Denver. Porter draws the extra defender with a fake shot and then opens the ball to the corner. Brown makes the shot and completes 13 points in the game.

The Lakers call a timeout with exactly seven minutes left in the ball game.

Jeff Green with a corner three. A two point ball game for Denver.

Hachimura hits both the shots from the line and gives the advantage to Lakers.

Jeff Green blocks a lay up by Hachimura but the refs give a foul on the Denver player.

Davis with a dunk to finish the alley up. The pass was set up by LeBron.

Nuggets open a three point lead.

LeBron with a chance for three point play. He is on a drive to the basket. He pulls out a eurostep and draws Jeff Green into a blocking foul.

Misses the three throw though.

Walker is fouled and goes to the line. He misses one of the two shots.

Brown with a big time play. Gets the ball at the arc, drives in, halts and pulls up to hit the teardrop.

Jokic with a three point play. He is fouled while taking a shot. Makes the play and then knocks down the free throw too.

Hachimura with a pull up shot to get the Lakers back ahead. The to and fro on the score sheet is going to continue now.

Jokic with a simple put in from close range after Porter finds him post a drive to the rim.

Hachimura! He knocks down a three. LeBron switches the ends and finds Hachimura at the other end. Lakers take the lead.

Jokic back on the floor for Denver but starts by missing a three point shot.

This contest is well and truly alive. Second straight quarter when the Lakers outscore their opponents. The two three-pointers from LeBron giving the final impetus to the Lakers. Foul trouble for Jokic not helping Nuggets’s cause. The final period coming up.

KCP makes one FT from the line.

LeBron! He makes another three point shot. A simple handover from Schroder on the corner. It’s a one-point game.

KCP makes a shot from the paint before LeBron knocks downa three point shot.

Lonnie Walker lets a chance to shoot a three go. He passes to Schroder who knocks down the shot.

KCP with a jump shot over Walker from the three point range.

LeBron James misses one of the two free throws.

Porter with a three point shot from the right wing. Davis gets a block on Murray’s lay up but Denver keeps the ball alive and gets the shot in.

Davis shrugs off Porter, catches a pass from LeBron, turns towards the rim and lays the ball in.

LeBron lets a shot opportunity pass and plays the ball to Lonnie Walker. The Lakers player is wide open but misses the shot from the right corner.

Russell with a bad pass. He causes a turnover which sees Murray make an assist for Brown’s reverse lay up.

Now Lakers take a timeout.

Brown with a tip in from close range.

It’s a tied game! Reaves gets a good, long look from the arc and he knocks down the three pointer. Braun and Gordon just stand and look as the Lakers player takes the shot.

The Nuggets call a timeout!

Russell has two looks from the three point line but he misses both. A loose ball foul goes against Denver on the rebound.

Davis hits both the free throws and gets the game back to within three points.

Davis is fighting to take a shot in the paint and Brown fouls him. He too has four personal fouls.

Reaves with a shot from mid range to take his game total to 17.

Porter makes a catch and shoot three point shot. Just his second field goal of the game. Brown with the find.

Davis is able to hit only one of the two free throws.

The call on the floor stands and Denver loses a timeout. Jokic has four personal fouls.

Jokic thinks he has won the ball from Davis but the refs call a foul on the Denver player.

The Nuggets have challenged the call. A justified decision given this would be the fourth personal foul on Jokic.

Murray with a pass to Jokic in the paint. Jokic with a simple put in.

LeBron with a feed for Vanderbilt who dunks the ball in. The move starts with a rebound at Lakers’ backcourt which is collected by Davis over Jokic.

The Nuggets take a timeout.

Davis with a drive from the right side and a jump shot.

KCP with another three point shot.

Jokic with another two points with a lay up after Davis’ floater from the paint.

Jokic wins a rebound for Denver and sets off on a counter. He plays it to KCP who fires a three.

It’s been a Jamal Murray show in the first half. He scored 30 points, shooting 13 off 20 shots. He has single-handedly made up for the quite half that Jokic has had.

Lakers is still in the mix here. They fought back in the second period and cut back a 14-point deficit. Reaves and Davis leading the scoring with 15 points apiece.

KCP with a three. Murray with the assist after a drive to the baseline and pass to the perimeter.

Reaves hits both the shots and the ball game is tied.

Lakers get two free throws after Jokic fouls Reaves on the offensive end. That is three personal fouls on Jokic.

LeBron makes the arena rise after a drive to the rim, past two Denver shirts, and a lay up finish.

Schroder misses one of the two free throws that follow.

Schroder drives to the rim and misses the lay up but the refs call the play back for a foul by Murray.

Hachimura collects a rebound and throws a long pass to Reaves who drives to the rim and lays it in.

Murray with a floater to find the net from a transition play.

Davis with a turn and jump shot over Gordon. He has 15 points now.

Reaves hits both his free throw shots.

Reaves spins back and forth on his pivot as he tries to find room for a pass. Bruce Brown fouls him and Reaves’ patience and ball handling is rewarded.

Murray makes a back door cut and gets a pass from Gordon. Finishes off with a lay up.

LeBron is double-teamed in the paint. He opens the pass to Reaves who is wide open at the perimeter. Knocks down the three.

MURRAY! He cannot stop scoring. A step back three over Davis this time from 25 feet. Murray has 26 points now.

Lakers call a timeout.

Gordon is fouled by Davis but he is able to convert only one free throw.

LeBron connects after a lay up at the rim.

Murray gets a trey from a long distance.

Davis and LeBron combine. An alley up set by the veteran which is finished by the former. The crowd has come alive all of a sudden.

Jokic makes a three down the middle which is cancelled by Lonnie Walker.

Jokic gets his first points with a lay up which is followed by Hachimura running to the rim and dunking the ball in.

Hachimura with an offensive rebound over Gordon. Hits a dunk to get the points.

Murray with a trey over Hachimura.

Reaves with another well-controlled dribble. He makes his way through tight space and gets the lay up.

Michael Malone calls a timeout for Denver.

Porter lets go a chance to dunk and provides a dish to Brown. The latter hits it off the board.

Walker makes both the shots from the line and it is a six-point game now.

Bruce Brown with contact on a jumping Lonnie Walker. Free throws incoming.

Reaves heads to the free throw line after drawing a foul from Porter. Makes both the shots from the line.

Reaves with a lay up through a crowd of bodies.

Jeff Green with a teardrop finish off the board.

Davis with a drive to the rim and a lay up to get the bucket.

Jamal Murray with 17 points in the opening period has seen Denver storm to a 12-point lead. Denver shooting well overall too. They have a 60% efficiency. LeBron and Davis still seem to be warming up.

Murray with another jump shot from mid range to take his tally to 17 points.

LeBron is in the high post. He finds a pass to Lonnir Walker from there. Walker takes a jump shot and connects.

LeBron misses one of the two free throws.

Murray hits a jump shot from mid range. A turn and shoot move over Schroder.

LeBron hits a pull up from the paint after Bruce Brown makes two free throws.

LeBron! He uses a screen from Davis to get the shot and make it. He had his toe on the line which prevents it from being a three.

Nuggets take a timeout.

Murray gets a shot off the board. He fakes a shot to beat Schroder before the point.

Bruce Brown with a foul on Davis while he is shooting. Davis takes two FTs and makes both.

Gordon! He finds the net off the glass. Another bucket from transition for Denver.

Gordon connects from a distance. He is wanting to take a three pointer but ends up having a foot on the arc.

Davis takes two free throws and hits just one of them. That’s the first point for Lakers in three minutes.

Porter from downtown! He gets a pass from Gordon. He is wide open and completes the transition play.

Porter goes to the line after the foul by LeBron and hits both the free throws.

LeBron is called for a blocking foul.

Lakers take their first timeout of the game.

Murray again! He beats Vanderbilt with a dribble, enters the post and pulls up for a shot. He is 5 off 5 now.

Aaron Gordon is fouled by Anthony Davis and he will head to the line for free throws. Hits both the shots.

Murray again pulls up to hit a basket. He is just inside the arc on the right side.

KCP wins the ball back after Davis’ block and the Nuggets are able to get their bucket.

Davis with a dunk to take his team ahead and then a block on Jokic on the other end.

Both teams miss three pointers. Reaves for Lakers and Porter for Denver.

Reaves with a set up for Davis who dunks the ball in.

Davis with a floater from close range.

Murray with his second bucket. This time he hits a three after Porter plays the ball to him.

Murray with a short dribble into the paint and a jumper. Davis misses a board shot at the other end.

Russell with a triple to start the score. Gets an assist from LeBron.

KCP with a jump shot off a dribble to hit the first bucket of the night.

Denver gets the first possession of the game.

We’re all set for the jump ball. Lakers take on Nuggets in Game 3.

The Nuggets have fared rather below-par in their road games this playoffs. They have a 2-3 win-loss record and have allowed 115 point per game.

Los Angeles has won all six games at home in this year’s playoffs. In the regular season, the Lakers ended with 10-4 run at home. This is the form that coach Darvin Ham will bank on when his team tries to avoid getting pushed to the brink of elimination.

The Lakers star has missed 19 straight three point shots in the NBA Playoffs this year. In the second game against the Nuggets, LeBron failed to make any of the six attempted three-point shots.

Nikola Jokic has been instrumental in the Nuggets leading the series 2-0. The two-time MVP is averaging 30.4 points, 13.8 rebounds and 10.2 assists this series. He also got triple-doubles in both games so far.

The Denver Nuggets coach is unhappy with the spotlight offered to the Lakers, despite his team being ahead in the series. But, his team is willing to use that to motivate itself and win the series.

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LeBron James before the start of the game today at the Crypto.com Arena.

• Game 1: Lakers 126-132 Nuggets
• Game 2: Lakers 103-108 Nuggets

Where will the Lakers vs Nuggets NBA Playoffs series be telecast on TV in India?

The Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets NBA Playoffs series will be telecast on Sports18, Sports18 HD and MTV in India.

Game 3 will be telecast on Sunday, May 21, starting 06:00 AM.

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The Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets NBA Playoffs series will be live streamed on JioCinema app.

The entire series can also be watched on NBA.com with an NBA League Pass.

Where will the Lakers vs Nuggets NBA Playoffs series be telecast on TV in the United States?

The Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets NBA Playoffs series will be telecast on ESPN in the United States.

Where will the Lakers vs Nuggets NBA Playoffs series be telecast on TV in the Phillippines?

The Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets NBA Playoffs series will be telecast on TV5, One Sports and NBA TV Phillippines.

Although Los Angeles Lakers’ late-season transformation is one of this NBA season’s best stories, LeBron James and his teammates finally appear to be running out of steam in the Western Conference finals.

It has also finally run into an opponent capable of making sure this story doesn’t have a completely happy ending.

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