The Los Angeles Lakers crashed out of the NBA playoffs after defending champions Denver Nuggets snatched a 108-106 victory to complete a 4-1 series triumph.
The Lakers, hoping to become the first team in NBA playoff history to overturn a 3-0 series deficit, had looked poised to force a game six back in Los Angeles after a gutsy display saw them edge nine points clear in the third quarter.
But Denver showed their superb championship pedigree once again down the stretch and it was Murray who put the Nuggets through running down the clock before draining the winning basket.
Jamal Murray scored 32 points, including a decisive go-ahead jump shot with four seconds remaining, to send Denver into a Western Conference semi-final against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Story by Salifu Zakari – Ahotor Sports Desk
