Jamal Murray, centre, celebrates with his teammates after making a basket in the final seconds that eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the Western Conference first round in Denver.
Canadian Jamal Murray's 14-footer with 3.6 seconds left was the difference as Denver beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-106 to complete a five-game win in the first-round NBA playoff series. Taped to the wall beside Jamal Murray's stall in the Denver Nuggets' locker-room is a picture of Bruce Lee with a quote from the martial arts legend.
After the game, a satisfied Murray sat down at his stall and exhaled. He pulled off the black compression sock from his left leg and snipped off the white tape that was wrapped around his lower shin and ankle.Teammates still buzzing at the late-game dramatics came by for high-fives and fist bumps. The ball from Murray's game-winning shot in Game 2 — dubbed "The Shot at 5280," a Mile High City reference to the number of feet in a mile — was stationed behind him at his locker.
Murray grew up in Kitchener, Ont., worked on his game at the Orangeville Prep Basketball Academy and had a one-year stint with the Kentucky Wildcats. "I said we all share in the wins and we all share in the losses," Malone said before Game 5. "So I think it's important for people to know how competitive he is. He made that shot in Game 2 that's going to go down as one of the best shots in Denver Nuggets history. He wants to do well for his team.
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