LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James called Denver Nuggets young star Jamal Murray one of the hottest players in the bubble. If the Los Angeles Lakers were to prevent the series from breaking even at 2-2, the guard needed to be stopped.
Murray penetrated and spun around Rajon Rondo for a contested, difficult, left-handed pull-up from 10 feet that found the bottom of the net, trimming the deficit to three with 6:27 left in the fourth quarter Thursday night. That gave him 30 points.
James had seen enough.