MINNEAPOLIS (AP) โ Denver's Jamal Murray picked off a Minnesota errant inbounds pass near the sideline, carefully put his foot in, then regained his balance and fired a 55-foot shot late in the first half. .
From behind the half-court line, Murray crouched down to appease yet another heave, watched the ball continue its trajectory toward the basket, andโwhoosh! โ posed in front of the broadcast stand.
As TNT announcer Kevin Harlan raved about the impossible decision, the Nuggets flocked to their teammates to celebrate the 15-point lead they had at halftime of Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Timberwolves on Sunday night. I rushed to
That was just the dagger Murray gave the defending champion.
After Anthony Edwards' 3-pointer cut the deficit to seven points, the Nuggets scored eight points in the final 20 seconds of the second quarter, fending off a home team comeback.
After Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a 3-pointer, Edwards lost control of the ball on his drive into the lane. Michael Porter Jr. responded with a fast-break dunk off Nikola Jokic's outlet pass. Then, after Timberwolves nickel Alexander-Walker desperately inbounded the ball to Jayden McDaniels, Murray swooped in and provided the finishing touch to a great first half for the Nuggets.
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