Lakers vs. Nuggets score: Denver holds off Los Angeles for win in Game 3 to move series to 2-1

We officially have ourselves a series. The Denver Nuggets picked up an impressive 114-106 Game 3 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday to cut the Lakers’ Western Conference finals lead to 2-1. Jamal Murray was absolutely brilliant all night, nearly putting up a triple-double and hitting big shots in the fourth quarter when the Lakers launched a late comeback bid.

The Lakers were outplayed for most of the night, but cut the lead to five early in the third quarter. Denver pulled away after that, however, extending the lead to as many as 18 points in the third before the Lakers launched one final comeback in the fourth quarter.

That’s when Murray came to the rescue, sealing the game for Denver.

Nikola Jokic had another strong game for the Nuggets, with Jerami Grant coming up with a huge offensive performance. LeBron James and Anthony Davis again led the way for the Lakers, with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope adding some scoring punch. Denver will look to ride the momentum and even the series in Game 4 on Thursday.