Murray's late shot sinks LeBron's Lakers

Nuggets take series 4-1, setting up second-round Timberwolves tie

DENVER — Jamal Murray scored 32 points despite a strained calf, sinking the game-winner with 3.6 seconds left on the clock, as the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets bounced LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers from the playoffs with a 108-106 Game 5 win on Monday night.

James' two free throws tied it at 106 with 26 seconds to go, and the Nuggets, just as they did in Game 2, eschewed the timeout. Murray took the ball on a high screen and roll to his left, shaking Austin Reaves as he crossed through the lane and swished the 14-footer.

It was Murray's buzzer beater that also won Game 2.