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00:00And a whistle and a foul Brown has some words to say to Aiton. They're drawing at each other as
00:05he goes to the free-throw line
00:11Aiton seems to be getting a kick out of it and it's that little push. I don't think it was
00:16a lot
00:19But again, it's just a conversation
00:22He'll always say something to somebody and look when you would when you look at Bruce Brown
00:27He's a little undersized. He plays a hybrid position
00:30He's got to have that fire if he's going to be guarding and competing and don't forget this man's an
00:35NBA champion
00:36He's got a lot of confidence out there. He just had to get under the skin of an opponent
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00:56Three minutes gone by in the fourth
00:59Lakers and Nuggets tied at 94 in a game that will decide the tiebreaker between these two teams for the
01:04season
01:05With them so close in the standings could be huge come April. Achimura can't get it before Murray the rebound
01:11Murray looks to push for Arabia trying to slow him down and just got over aggressive
01:18Arabia picks up his first
01:21Second team foul on the Lakers and you do wonder at this point are we going to have a Jamal
01:26Murray moment in this game?
01:27He's been so sensational all season offensively. He's now missed nine straight shots tonight
01:31You know his confidence isn't going to change so he has not really injected himself into the game offensively
01:37You wonder if a Murray run is coming here
01:39He is also one of the real clutch players in the league has made a lot of clutch shots both
01:44regular season and the postseason
01:47He had a huge fourth quarter in that comeback against San Antonio now
01:52He had played well prior to that that came alive, you know big way in the fourth
02:00We had some spillage over there on the court they're cleaning up right now low courtside action
02:09So Gordon will inbound
02:15Bruce Brown hands it off to Murray Murray gets three has some room tough shot is up off the mark
02:20He thought he got hit and looked like there was some contact Reeves comes the other way
02:26Reeves to James long three-pointer and Brown the rebound
02:36Aaron Gordon has plenty of space can't hit the three
02:44The first two meetings between the two both in Denver Lakers one win the Nuggets another win reads the crossover
02:51Feel some contact jump shot short Bruce Brown able to track it down
02:57Teams have been a little cold last couple of minutes Brown gets inside
03:05Gordon three-pointer's good Aaron Gordon his second three and the Nuggets back up by three big shot it just
03:12a little jab he knew that he could back eight
03:14And up with just a simple jab wanted to get into that
03:17Rhythm three-point shot the entire time and JJ Reddick calls timeout
03:23Just under seven and a half remaining here in the fourth Denver down 17 earlier now with the lead again
03:29The Nuggets certainly know how to close games they're waiting on you'll get to check back in but in the
03:34meantime
03:35Eric Gore taking care of business
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03:46Not only that they're gonna lose this game tonight. They're gonna lose tonight. Yeah
03:50Guaranteed
03:51Hey Laker fans Laker fans. I tried. I tried
03:56The interesting to see what happens to see what happens on inside the NBA after tonight's game with the crew
04:10Set another twenty-four Johnson guarding Donchich
04:14Arabia looks it up in Arabia's made some nice plays here on the fourth quarter
04:19He hit yoga to the big old shoulder right there got him off of him for that short little push
04:23shots nice job being aggressive
04:25The radio on that swing back man
04:27Jackson courtesy for the people good screen in the paint and an easy bucket Johnson another good game
04:33Sixteen points that a nice little stretch the last week. Yeah, these are the last three games
04:38He's played outstanding at 10 of the fourth and that come back game against San Antonio
04:42He is the key if they can get him going don't forget what Porter was to this team. He was
04:48he was juice. He could knock down three
04:52Gotchich for to shoot plays catch fires away air ball the Elkic rebound number 13
05:00He's
05:01Bruce Brown has picked up the pace for the Nuggets the transition defense that time by the Lakers
05:12Jokic guarded by a dodge
05:17Jokic three-pointer can't get at the fall
05:21Here comes LeBron James
05:24James drives on Brown Arabia in the corner right back to James
05:29Looking for a post up here
05:34Drive gets inside bullies and can't get on the goal or yoke. It's the rebound
05:39And a whistle on a foul on Hayes
05:43I think they're gonna call
05:45The transition take foul
05:48That's weird because there were six other guys on the other side of half-court
05:53Let's say what Lakers are really upset here
05:56I think they've got a reason to be LeBron James got hit
05:59Repeatedly by Bruce Brown on that defense on the ISO post of it on the finish
06:04So it is a transition take foul
06:08Not making any play on the ball, so Murray will shoot the free throw possession for the Nuggets
06:15I'm already seeing the ball go in the basket. He made his first shot. He's missed
06:19His next ten he's one for eleven for the game only five points, but the Nuggets lead by four
06:24Well, and you didn't see this but because we didn't catch it on camera
06:27But Jokic literally pushed Jamal Murray to go shoot that technical cam Johnson was going to the line
06:33But it's the again the knowledge of a veteran. Hey, go get go see something go through the hoop go
06:38get a bucket
06:39Nice pass Murray Brown corner three. It's good. Bruce Brown nails it
06:44This is the largest lead of the game for Denver. What a pass from Murray. That's his fifth assist
06:51James on the drive draws some contact counted and one
06:55Jones bumped him and James banks at home and it's back to five
07:00Well, LeBron do before this ball was even swung to him
07:03He knew who based on the fact that he did not get that call to post last time
07:07He was just gonna put his head down. He had an angle and a gap there
07:11Jones not able to square him up and LeBron James of course is gonna play right through this and so
07:15difficult to go with that kind of force
07:17I'd be that soft with the touch off the glass. This is the free throw Hachimura tips it, but Murray
07:22comes down with it
07:24Five points Denver Lee just under five and a half remaining
07:28You'll catch
07:30Here's the double team Spencer Jones steps back corner three. It's good
07:35Spencer Jones from downtown. That's first three of the game
07:39That's some big minutes in that victory against San Antonio in a big bucket there
07:46Reeves pulls up got it
07:51Yeah, but right now it's all about the Laker defense they gave up some easy unnecessary buckets in transition some
07:57open looks now
07:59They have to deal with it and a foul call on Reeves or is it Hayes?
08:03They were double double teaming the Oakage that last bucket by Spencer Jones and he sees the double team is
08:10coming at yoke it's
08:10They're not spaced so he continues to run the baseline to create balance
08:15Offensively and then able to knock it down. That's so tough when that's your first three-point attempt of the
08:20night under those circumstances
08:22Spencer Jones in his second year out of Stanford wasn't drafted did hardly played in his rookie year
08:27But because of all the injuries he's been getting a lot of minutes known for his defense, but his offense
08:32has really helped the Nuggets as well
08:35Johnson to Brown Bruce Brown a three-pointer and
08:39Jackson Hayes the rebound as we approach four and a half remaining
08:45Pass inside to Hayes kicks it out in the corner extra look to Reeves Reeves
08:51stolen by Brown
08:53Three on two break Cam Johnson inside
08:57Offensive foul Reeves draws the charge off the ball
09:03Four fouls on Cam Johnson heads up play from Austin Reeves and that was really Austin all Austin could do
09:10his hope that he kept going got his feet set
09:14And again, that was the best Laker transition defense that we have seen how many times have we seen them
09:20give up a layup a throw ahead and
09:22Credit off the Reeves because he's the one that turned it over and he's the guy that was in a
09:26dead sprint to get ahead of the ball
09:27Smart blocked by your kicks but a foul
09:30Marcus smart into Hayes
09:33And then Jokic will pick up the personal that's his first foul
09:43Hayes 67% from the line
09:48David Alamon thinking about
09:51Challenging but will not
09:55He's off the bench two points three boards smooth free throw there
10:00And now a timeout ball David Adelman Denver trail by 17. They've been up by as many as eight with
10:06412 remaining
10:08Fourth quarter here in LA. It's a five-point Nuggets lead
10:14Here's younger you're gonna punch me what if I was what about what about three years younger, too?
10:22Go ahead. I'm gonna lose it. No lose it. He's out. You're gonna lose a G
10:29I'm coming to get you. Yeah, get out. I saw you good
10:37Good vibes around the Lakers they've won four in a row seven and one their last eight and they've been
10:42one of the best clutch teams this season and
10:46A big part of their clutch victories has been how well they've defended it clutch time as Hayes hits the
10:52second free throw
10:54Right now the Lakers trail by for Denver has been erotic up and down in clutch
10:58Although a lot of us to do with key guys missing a lot of time this year
11:08The Lakers
11:10Hands-off cam Johnson gets some space stops throws it in the corner Gordon catches fires
11:17That's a three
11:18Aaron Gordon another three-pointer and a lead back up to seven
11:21I mean the fact that he caught that basketball and it did not dip it at all if he brings
11:26that ball down at all
11:27He's not getting off a clean shot right there tremendous awareness and execution by Aaron Gordon
11:33gotcha
11:35James China post up Murray gets inside pass inside to Hayes and another foul Hayes will shoot more free throws
11:46You'll get your second foul with a great fine first of all by cam Johnson didn't know exactly what he
11:50was about to do in here
11:51Last second he finds it look where he catches that basketball
11:54It's up
11:55Basically right by his chin and that ball does not move he gets it from there to the release point
12:01on a tight closeout
12:04Hayes has now hit three clutch free throws sixty-nine percent for his career
12:09The Lakers back within six still 328 remaining each team with multiple timeouts left each team still with a challenge
12:20and
12:20And Hayes misses that one Jokic with his 15th rebound to go with 22 points and 13 assists
12:32Murray he's missed his last ten shots
12:34Gets in the paint puts it up
12:37Short rebound Hayes
12:39A nightmare shooting game for Jamal Murray
12:42But his team still up by six with three to play
12:45Yeah, that's because Denver has 36 off 36 points off their bench compared to the Lakers with only 16
12:52It's helped pick up that slack Cam Johnson can't get it to go
12:55Jokic tips it to himself knocked out of bounds
12:58And it's still Denver ball with 14 on the shot clock 253 remaining and a six-point Nuggets lead the
13:05turnovers have flipped this half
13:06This has really been about the Lakers being forced into tough spots cross-court passes that have been stolen
13:12Denver's half-court defense has been more alert and the Lakers have been a little bit more careless with the
13:17basketball
13:22Johnson wanted a brown inside stolen by Reeves and he calls timeout as he's falling out of bounds
13:28Austin Reeves what a heads-up play
13:31Jokic upset on the turnover and the Lakers will have the ball down by 6
13:372 45 remaining the tiebreaker between these two teams on the line
13:52At 12 30 Eastern
13:56Lakers down by six just over two and a half remaining
13:59Dodge picked up by Murray step back puts up a three-pointer puts it in
14:05Some Luka magic here in the fourth quarter. It's back to three
14:12Gordon Johnson Jokic Murray and Brown was starting five out there for the Nuggets
14:19Murray finds some space three-pointer off the mark rebound taken by Brown poked away and taken by LeBron James
14:32Crowd getting on its feet as we hit the two-minute mark
14:41Donchich another three and fouled by Murray who can't believe it
14:48That's gonna be five on Murray David Adam and looking behind the bench
14:54But it's gonna be three free throws for Luka Doncic there will not be a challenge
14:59Yeah, that's that's an easy call but legs we've talked about this before
15:04Sometimes teams just switch unnecessarily
15:08All they did was bring up
15:10Jamal Murray and it was a simple switch Luka wasn't looking to drive
15:14Why wouldn't you just work through that sometimes they switch and I know that's the game plan but they switch
15:19the switch
15:19I agree with that you see it too often, but here's what's interesting about these last two possessions
15:24They haven't really let Luka play one-on-one most of the night from out there Denver
15:29They've run people at him because they don't want to take in those shots
15:32I guess time and score they now want to see if he can make some tough shots
15:36He hits one and now he gets fouled on the next opportunity with single coverage
15:40He's missed three free throws tonight
15:43Lakers have missed eight free throws tonight
15:46With 157 remaining
15:49Not just now 27 points 12 assists 10 rebounds
15:54And a chance to tie it here with 157 remaining
16:01A costly foul
16:10Tie game again
16:17Lakers blew a 17 point lead
16:19Denver came storming back they led by as many as eight here in the fourth quarter
16:23And we're tied with under two to play
16:26Jokic trying to get free Reeves all over them
16:30Murray trying to get it to him
16:32Poked away by Smart Reeves with the steal
16:34Smart the deflection and then Reeves throws it away
16:38Here comes Murray
16:39Quarter to Gordon three-pointer bang
16:42Aaron Gordon from downtown
16:43And a three-point lead for the Nuggets
16:46Well Reeves did a great job denying Jokic the ball
16:50Forcing the turnover but then
16:52Carelessly threw that ball up the floor to nobody
16:54And they paid a price coming back the other way
16:56Jokic extending the defense
16:59Reeves swings it smart
17:00Off the bounce pulls back Reeves tend to shoot
17:03Crossover drive inside left
17:05It's good!
17:06Boston Reeves another gorgeous move to the bucket
17:10A one-point Denver lead
17:1227 for Reeves
17:18This Laker crowd on its feet much of this fourth quarter
17:24Jokic wants it
17:27Murray cross court
17:29Johnson three-pointer
17:31Won't go long rebound
17:32James dives on the floor
17:34Murray dives on him
17:35And a hell ball
17:36Great hustle from both players
17:42The 41 year old
17:45Diving on the floor
17:46And now he'll jump up against Murray
17:48Clearly shaking up a little bit
17:53That floor feels a lot harder
17:55The older you get
17:57I promise you
17:58When you're when you're a rookie you can bounce off
18:01But you're 40 years old
18:02That floor just gets a little bit harder
18:04But you've got to give so much love and respect
18:06That's how you win games
18:09To the floor
18:09He couldn't get there
18:11He couldn't sprint to it
18:12He had to put his body on the line
18:14And dive for it
18:16Murray wins the tip
18:18As Gordon comes up with it
18:21Smart with the steal
18:22Marcus Smart goes inside
18:23Lays it up and in
18:25And the Lakers regain the lead
18:29Another defensive jam from Marcus Smart
18:44The Lakers at clutch time has made a lot of big defensive plays throughout the season
18:49And Smart with a huge one right here
18:51We talked about so many offensive players in the open
18:54But the last thing we mentioned was Marcus Smart
18:57The three time all defensive team member
19:01Defensive player of the year
19:03Picking a pocket
19:05Aaron Gordon decide not to go up and try and contest it
19:08But great defensive play there by Marcus Smart
19:11Smart also 18 points
19:13They're going along with the thefts
19:15That's his fourth steal of the night
19:17And with 46.8 remaining the Lakers are back up by one
19:21And surprisingly they lost the jump ball
19:24With LeBron and Jamal Murray
19:27On that jump at Marcus Smart
19:28Able off of that jump ball to end up
19:31Matched up on Aaron Gordon
19:32Trying to advance the ball
19:34Against one of the better perimeter ball pressure defenders
19:37In this league
19:39Smart with the rip and then a great angle to the rim
19:42To prevent Gordon from jumping to block that
19:44And you see each team still has a timeout left
19:48Each team still has a challenge left
19:53The Nuggets and the Lakers both in the penalty now
19:59On the court for Denver
20:01Murray Gordon
20:02Johnson Hardaway comes in
20:05And Jokic who has a triple-double
20:07Jokic also has a triple-double
20:09For the Lakers
20:10They've been trying to get the ball to Jokic
20:12He's at the top of the key the last three trips
20:14With no success because of the way
20:16Austin Reeves has denied him the ball
20:18This time they finally get it to him
20:20Jokic here comes the double-team
20:23Hachimura
20:24Throws it cross-court Hardaway
20:26Corner three
20:27Puts it in!
20:28Tim Hardaway from deep
20:29And Denver back up by two
20:31What a pass from Jokic
20:34Assist number 14
20:41Reeves
20:42Reeves setting the screen for Dacic
20:44Back to Reeves
20:46Reeves goes down a lane
20:47Stripped by Jokic
20:48That's his sixth steal of the game
20:52They've got a foul
20:53Gordon has it
20:55And there is the whistle on the foul
20:57With 9.9 remaining
20:59And a chance to go up by four at the free-throw line
21:01You talk about the passing ability of Jokic
21:04I'm still wondering how this ball makes it
21:07From the right elbow all the way to the left corner
21:10And this ball is floated from behind the three-point line
21:13That is a rope that Luka just can't quite get his fingertips on
21:17And then on the other end
21:19That's swiped down to save a sure layup
21:22Another joker gem
21:24Here in Los Angeles
21:25A two-point lead for the Nuggets
21:27Gordon to the free-throw line
21:29He's three for five at the line tonight
21:35And misses the first
21:39Gordon's had a terrific game
21:4023 points
21:42J.J. Reddick still has a timeout left
21:49Brown and Jones will come in for defense
21:52Murray will sit down
21:54And Johnson
21:56So do you
21:57If they make it you call a timeout
22:00If he misses it do you want him just to go
22:02And save your timeout for another possession
22:05Because he misses it too
22:06It takes fouling intentionally out of the equation
22:08And you've got more than enough time to get a possession
22:11But now with the timeout
22:13We'll see what Denver's strategy is going to be
22:14That's still a lot of time to take a quick foul
22:16And Luka one of those guys that's dangerous to try to take a foul on
22:20All right, so Reddick uses his final timeout
22:24The Lakers will advance the ball into the front court
22:27And obviously need a three with 9.9 remaining
22:30Sometimes when you have that much time you can go for a quick two
22:33But not if you don't have timeouts
22:38A wild fourth quarter
22:41Again Lakers have the big lead
22:42They blew a 17-point lead
22:44Nuggets went up by as many as eight here in the fourth
22:47And then Denver hitting some big buckets down the stretch
22:50Especially from three
22:51Nikola Jokic with some spectacular passes
22:54And six steals in the game
22:57Well at ten seconds it's right at that barrier
22:59They have enough time to go quick two
23:02Then it maybe leaves them with six seconds
23:04And you'll have an opportunity to get off a quality shot for a three
23:08But it's right at that barrier
23:10You probably want 12-13 seconds
23:12That gives you an opportunity quick
23:13Get the ball with ten seconds
23:15Get the ball off the floor
23:16So it just depends
23:17If it's not a quick two, you gotta hit the three
23:19So the Lakers, because now they're out of timeouts
23:22They can't have any challenges left
23:28Hachimura smart
23:30Reeves
23:31And LeBron James LeBron James will inbound
23:36Again, so often on these
23:38You watch the inbounder after he releases
23:40Does he get it back?
23:42They find Reeves Reeves
23:44And a foul called on Jones before any shot attempt
23:51They're gonna say a side-to-side
23:53So it will be two free throws with 9.2 remaining
23:58A side-to-side
23:59Looked like he was turning around two-shoes
24:08That is so close to being in the upward motion
24:12So close
24:16So Reeves now
24:17Cuts it to two
24:18With 9.2 remaining
24:19Too early to miss on purpose
24:21I think so
24:22I think so
24:23And that's best scenario for the Lakers
24:25If you're not gonna hit a three
24:26And you get two points in that possession
24:28You only burn seven tenths
24:30To get your two points
24:31You can't ask for a better scenario
24:33If you're J.J. Reddick to extend this game
24:37Legs, you also in this moment
24:39You gotta foul right away
24:40There isn't a go for a steal
24:42There isn't let me try
24:43Cause then all of a sudden
24:43You get to five seconds
24:45You get to four
24:45That makes it very difficult
24:47So also fouling on the catch
24:49If you're the Lakers
24:50Reeves hits both
24:51Two clutch free throws there
24:53David Adelman will now use
24:55Denver's final timeout
24:56To advance the ball into the frontcourt
24:58As the Nuggets have a one-point lead
25:00And there is still plenty of time
25:029.2 left
25:05Alright, so how do you handle this
25:07From L.A. standpoint defensively
25:09When Denver inbounds the ball
25:11Well they're gonna do everything they can
25:12To switch everything on every action
25:15Coming toward the basketball
25:15All screens are gonna end up in a switch
25:18Watch for Jokic
25:19If he doesn't take it out
25:21Jokic a lot of times will be the guy
25:23Setting screens turning
25:24And trying to seal someone with his hand in the air
25:26If he can get a smaller defender on him initially
25:28He's always gonna be a release valve
25:30I wanna go back to that Austin Reeves shot
25:33So Austin Reeves goes up to the referee
25:34And is asking about it
25:36And you can see the referee saying that he swore through
25:38But if you're doing a turnaround shot
25:40And you catch the ball
25:42That's a natural shooting motion
25:43There was no way for him to turn
25:45Catch and go straight up
25:47This is a natural shooting motion
25:49They took out the unnatural
25:50This is natural
25:52He's turning in to go shoot it
25:53That's a natural shooting motion
25:55They got away from the sweep through
25:57But that's not a sweep through
25:58I also think
25:59To your point
26:00I think context should matter a little bit here
26:02Down 3
26:039 seconds to go
26:04It's obvious he's running into that corner
26:05To get a 3 point shot up
26:10So now Denver
26:11They're not gonna advance the ball
26:12They're gonna go the length of the floor
26:15It's going on
26:16Cam Johnson just going in the back
26:18Gordon will
26:20Inbound in the front court
26:21With Jokic, Murray, Hardaway and Johnson
26:24And you give this for more space
26:26So it's not as cluttered with 10 guys in that half
26:29They throw it in the backcourt to Johnson
26:31Johnson trying to get away
26:32Looking and there's the foul
26:34With 6.4 remaining
26:36Johnson has not taken a free throw
26:39Here tonight and for the season
26:41He's an excellent free throw shooter
26:42At 84%
26:45Got another strong game
26:4716 points at 4 threes
26:53Remember the Lakers are now out of timeouts
26:55So if he hits both
26:57And puts the Nuggets
26:59Up by 3
27:00You'd have to think
27:02Denver's gonna foul
27:03And not give the Lakers a chance to shoot a 3
27:06And you're gonna have to be careful
27:07I did a game earlier this year
27:09Where Jalen Tyson
27:10Lunged in to foul
27:11Dennis Jenkins against the Pistons
27:14With a 3 point lead
27:15And exactly the time he lunged at him
27:17Jenkins got into his shooting motion
27:19From 70 feet down the floor
27:21And was given 3 free throws
27:23To go tie the game
27:24A game that the Pistons eventually won
27:26In overtime
27:26So you do have to be careful
27:28In timing up this foul
27:30Big free throws here
27:332 clutch free throws for Johnson
27:356.4 remaining
27:36Denver by 3
27:38James will inbound
27:43Looking for Dacic
27:44Good ball denial
27:45Throws it to Reeves
27:46Reeves
27:47And fouled by Cam Johnson
27:49That was the perfect scenario
27:50For Denver
27:51It's an easy one right there
27:52Because Austin Reeves
27:53Is breaking toward half court
27:56With Cam Johnson right behind him
27:58So it was so easy
27:59On the catch
28:00To be able to commit that foul
28:01Before Austin Reeves
28:02Could get into a shooting motion
28:03Alright now
28:04Does he make the first
28:05Miss the second
28:06Yeah I think you're getting close
28:08I think you're getting close
28:09To that time
28:09Especially when you see
28:10How much time
28:11Denver was able to take off
28:12The clock last time
28:13If they're able to take off
28:15Two more seconds
28:15Off an inbounds
28:16But Denver's also
28:19Out of timeout
28:19So they have to inbound
28:20Down here
28:22Reeves now with a 30 point game
28:26And it's a two point lead
28:27For Denver
28:285.2 remaining
28:29Again both teams
28:30Out of timeouts
28:31And I think subbing in eight
28:32Right now tells you
28:33What they're going to do
28:34You put him in
28:35For the size down there
28:36If you're going to play
28:37This straight up
28:38You'd probably want
28:39Five defenders in
28:40That could switch everything
28:41You put eight in
28:42To try to get this
28:42Offensive rebound
28:45Reeves hits it off
28:47Gets it back
28:48Reeves on the drive
28:48He puts it up
28:49It's good
28:50It's good
28:51Ties the game
28:53With 1.9 remaining
28:54No timeouts for Denver
28:56Oh what a play from Reeves
29:01Nuggets with a chance
29:03Ball caught
29:04Murray
29:05At the buzzer
29:07Overtime
29:07Here in L.A.
29:11Austin Reeves
29:12With perfect execution
29:14On the missed free throw
29:16And then the bucket
29:19This crowd delirious
29:22As we'll put five minutes
29:23Up on the clock
29:32And Austin Reeves
29:34Mike you said it
29:35Perfect
29:36Right to the left
29:37Gives him an easy bucket
29:39Denver no timeouts
29:41We got five minutes
29:44Of bonus basketball coming
29:46On this Saturday
30:01To where the defender is
30:03That's got shooter
30:04You got one on one here
30:05With Aiden
30:05Spencer Jones is the guy
30:07That's got shooter
30:07But he's coming from this side
30:09So when that miss comes off
30:10Over here
30:11He can't get there in time
30:12It's the one place
30:14Austin Reeves
30:14Could miss it
30:15Where there wasn't enough
30:16Traffic for Denver
30:17To get that basketball
30:18That is not an easy thing
30:20To do to miss deliberately
30:21Especially to get it
30:22To come right back
30:23It was perfectly thrown
30:25At the rim
30:26Well Austin Reeves
30:27Talked about it
30:27He has delusional confidence
30:29About his game
30:30And his work ethic
30:31He's a humble kid
30:33Off the court
30:33But on the court
30:34He believes that he can
30:35Accomplish anything
30:36So five minutes
30:38In the overtime
30:39Each team gets two timeouts
30:41Each team now
30:42Has a challenge back
30:43As Gordon fumbled it
30:44And you shoot on the
30:45Fourteen fouls
30:47Murray
30:48He's got five fouls
30:50The only player with
30:50Five fouls in the game
30:51Murray stepped back
30:52Puts it up
30:53Short again
30:55Murray's now missed
30:5613 consecutive shots
30:58After hitting his
30:59First shot tonight
31:01Pass inside
31:02And a foul on the
31:03Entry pass
31:03And Murray's fouled out
31:06First time this season
31:09The all-star guard
31:10Who has been magnificent
31:11All year long
31:13And could
31:14Get an all-nba selection
31:16This year for the first time
31:18And a rough, rough night
31:20To say the least
31:20One for 14
31:22And it just gets up
31:23In a wrestling match
31:24With LeBron right here
31:26LeBron with the first grab
31:28Jamal Murray trying to hold
31:29His position
31:30And just takes that foul
31:31To prevent the layoff
31:32But
31:33Being his sixth
31:34At that point
31:35You might have to release
31:36LeBron let him get
31:37The two points
31:38He can stay on the floor
31:40So Tim Hardaway
31:41Will check in
31:42Hardaway's on an excellent game
31:4320 points in 24 minutes
31:45Off the bench
31:49This is the first
31:50Overtime game of the season
31:52For the Lakers
31:52They were the only team
31:53In the league
31:54That had not played overtime
31:58And came back from
31:59Eight down in the fourth
32:00To do it
32:00Donchich to Reeves
32:02Reeves
32:02Tries a three
32:03Off the mark
32:04Aiton tips it to himself
32:06Goes back up
32:07And in
32:08Quick put back
32:09From DeAndre Aiton
32:11And the Lakers
32:11Get on the board
32:12First and OT
32:19Three
32:19Chance of defense
32:20A Laker team
32:21That has struggled
32:22Defensively at times
32:23This season
32:23Playing some excellent defense
32:24Tonight
32:25Jokic
32:26Off balance
32:27Can't get of the fall
32:28Donchich
32:29The rebound
32:33James has played 36 minutes
32:35Reeves 42
32:36Donchich 39
32:40Donchich
32:41Step back
32:41Three-pointer
32:42Can't get it
32:43Jokic another rebound
32:45That's his 16th board
32:46He's played 40 minutes
32:51Christian Brown
32:52Steps back
32:53Toe on the line
32:55The pointer
32:55Can't get it
32:55Smart
32:56Holds off Jokic
32:58Ahead to James
32:59Can't handle a pass
33:01Trying to save it
33:02And the Lakers
33:03Turn it over
33:06Get a pass
33:07Just got away
33:08From Luke a little bit
33:09LeBron got too deep
33:10On that early seal
33:12See these two guys
33:13Connect on those passes
33:14Frequently
33:15They've had a harder time
33:16Connecting on those
33:17Tonight
33:18There's some tired bodies
33:20Out there right now
33:20It's been a hard-fought game
33:23Especially in that
33:24Back and forth
33:24Fourth quarter
33:27Jokic
33:28And eight
33:29And one-on-one
33:29Jokic drives
33:30Kicks it out corner
33:31Gordon three-pointer
33:32Too strong
33:33Reeves the rebound
33:36What a game for Reeves
33:37His third straight
33:3930 points plus
34:06Jokic
34:07A to B on that
34:09Went out of his path
34:10Remember this game
34:11Is the final game
34:12Between the two
34:13They split the first two
34:14And he stole the tip
34:16On that
34:16No
34:18Let's see what they're gonna call
34:19They're gonna
34:19A redo
34:20Or a violation
34:21You can't make sure
34:22It looked like it should've been a violation
34:24I don't think that ball
34:25Got above either
34:26He hit the ball down
34:27He hit the ball down
34:28He hit the ball down
34:29You can't re-jump that
34:30Yep
34:34The ball's supposed to reach its
34:38And that's a violation on Jokic
34:40That's the right call
34:42Have you ever done that
34:43In the jump ball legs?
34:44No
34:45I usually just grab the guy
34:52Gotchich double-teamed
34:53Deflected and stolen by Brown
34:55Two-on-one break
34:56Brown goes inside
34:58And a foul on Smart
34:59He's saying he got the ball first
35:01He wants a challenge
35:04They got a challenge back in the overtime
35:10It's gonna be two free throws for Brown
35:12If no challenge
35:13Great hands by Christian Brown
35:15First of all
35:15Now he gets
35:16Into a two-on-one
35:18Marcus Marks there
35:21Oh, it's lower body contact first
35:25This left hand
35:27Contacted the basketball
35:28But it was about the lower body
35:29More than anything
35:31That's Brown's first free throw
35:33Of the night
35:35Seventy-four percent for the season
35:37As you see
35:41And the Nuggets playing
35:42The rest of the overtime
35:44Without their all-star guard
35:46Jamal Murray
35:49First time he's fouled out in six years
35:52Two clutch free throws there from Brown
35:54Still two and a half remaining
35:55We're tied again here in overtime
35:59Dodgers with a 28 point triple-double
36:05James looking
36:06Finds Reeves Brown on him
36:08Dodgers against Hardaway
36:12Looking for an opening
36:13Jokic looking to help out
36:14Ball poked away by Hardaway
36:15James gets it back
36:16Lay up
36:16Blocked by Gordon
36:18Aaron Gordon throws it back
36:20And grabs it
36:21Jokic Johnson
36:24Back up top to Gordon
36:25Three-pointer
36:27Reeves the rebound
36:28He's got seven of those
36:31Two minutes remaining in overtime
36:38Reeves crossover
36:39Reeves drive up top James
36:40Right back to Reeves
36:42Corner three
36:43And Brown runs after the rebound
36:46What a three-point shooting
36:47Has left both of these teams
36:48Right now
36:48Those are some tired legs
36:50Against a frantic defense
36:52On both ends
36:53Neither team able to convert
36:54On these three-point looks
36:55The score here in the overtime
36:57Is 2-2
36:59Jokic
37:00Seven to shoot
37:03Jokic puts it up
37:04Shot off the mark
37:05Eight in the rebound
37:06Poked away
37:07But James able to get the loose ball
37:10Denver
37:110 for 6 from the field
37:13Here at overtime
37:17Dodgers to James
37:18James the drive
37:19Inside Aiton
37:20Layup
37:20Got it
37:22Big bucket from DeAndre Aiton
37:24And the Lakers back up by 2
37:32Coming up on a minute remaining
37:39Gordon
37:42And a foul away from the ball
37:43It's gonna go against DeAndre Aiton
37:45So it'll be a side out
37:47First foul in the last two minutes
37:49And this is how
37:50You take an advantage
37:52You get downhill
37:53Defense comes over
37:54Aiton Bob was a little scary moment there
37:57But able to finish the hook
37:58But it starts with Luka
38:00DeBron sees the advantage
38:01Then he drives
38:02Then the help
38:03So their offense has been flowing
38:0714 on the shot clock
38:08Cam Johnson will inbound
38:09Gets it to Gordon
38:11Under a minute left
38:14Jokic wants Gordon to come on this side
38:16James now switches up on Jokic
38:18Gordon step back
38:20Three pointer
38:20That's good
38:21Aaron Gordon with his fifth three pointer
38:24And Denver back up by 1
38:2727 points for Gordon in 34 minutes
38:30Well beyond his minutes restriction
38:35Dodgers
38:36Dodgers to Smart
38:39Smart
38:40Tries a three pointer
38:41Bang!
38:43Marcus Smart from deep
38:44And a Lakers back up by 2
38:47Timeout Denver
39:03Crossover
39:03Crossover step back against good defense
39:05By Luka Doncic
39:07And on the other end
39:08The Nuggets determined
39:10To take the ball out of Luka Doncic's hand
39:13See if Marcus Smart can knock down another one
39:15He's ready for the moment
39:19We've got two teams playing at such a high level
39:22Big shot making
39:24Some terrific defensive plays
39:28As they battle for playoff positioning
39:30Aiton gets up on Jokic
39:32Jokic drives
39:33Backs in
39:34Turns
39:35Spins
39:35Blocked by Aiton
39:37DeAndre Aiton with the rejection
39:39Out of bounds
39:39Still Nuggets ball
39:43Why didn't he grab it?
39:44I think that's what his teammates are asking
39:46But great defense
39:47I thought Jokic had him here on the flip
39:49But great recovery by Aiton
39:5417 on the shot clock
39:5623 for the game
39:58A great defensive play from Aiton
40:00Right back to Jokic
40:03Jokic
40:04Jokic holding
40:05One on one with Aiton
40:06Season opening layup
40:08Banks at home
40:09Tie game again
40:10With 15 seconds remaining
40:13Nikola Jokic
40:1422 points
40:1516 boards
40:1614 assists
40:19And J.J. Reddick calls timeout
40:27Well he got his feet twisted into post on the last one
40:29And Aiton was able to make a play
40:31This time
40:32This is just straight ahead
40:34Dribble drive
40:34He doesn't need a lot of room with that touch
40:37That little jab step
40:38Got enough of a driving lane
40:40So that he could get to that strong right hand
40:43Kiss it off the glass
40:44He got DeAndre Aiton
40:45Just to shift his weight enough
40:47To create a driving path
40:49So now the Lakers have it
40:5115.1 remaining
40:54What's your expectations for the Lakers offensively?
40:57Well, right now you want to clear it out
41:00They're not letting Luka play one on one
41:02So you want to design a play where that
41:04If they do bring that double
41:05He knows exactly where his outlets are
41:07You almost want to bait them in
41:09To something that gives you an open opportunity
41:12Denver has a foul to give here
41:14So that means you want to go a little bit quicker
41:16Which I think is still within the flow
41:18You want to go
41:19Give yourself a little bit of an opportunity
41:21Maybe you would go at eight
41:22Here in this moment
41:23Maybe you go at 10.11
41:24Give yourself a little bit more time
41:26Because they do have a foul to give
41:30Legs, would you give the foul early?
41:31Like as soon as they put it down
41:33Just kind of burn it
41:33Take a couple seconds off
41:34I think they're going to try to do that again
41:36It always depends on kind of where guys catch the ball
41:39This is out there at half court
41:40I would not be surprised
41:41To see if they can let them take a couple dribbles
41:43And eat up at least four or five seconds to shrink that clock
41:46For the Lakers on the next sideline out of bounds
41:48James will inbound
41:49Lakers still have a timeout left
41:50So if they have trouble getting it in can call time
41:53Dodgers, Hachimura, Reeves and Smart
41:56Reeves gets free
41:58Reeves guarded by Brown
41:59They're gonna hold it for the final shot
42:01Try and win it here in overtime
42:05Reeves to Dodic
42:06Spencer Jones on him
42:08Here's the double
42:09Dodic on the drive
42:10Step back
42:11Puts it out
42:12Puts it in
42:13With five tenths of a second remaining
42:16Lakers by two
42:17Jokic fires it down the floor
42:24A timeout was called
42:26By Denver
42:29They had a foul to give and didn't use it
42:35Some Luka lunacy here
42:37To put the Lakers up by two
42:39He's got 30
42:41And now five tenths of a second remaining for Denver
42:46Well you said it
42:47They did him a favor by not taking the foul
42:49Once Luka Doncic catches this ball
42:51Spencer Jones is in perfect position
42:53Take it right there
42:55And now you're down under five seconds
42:57On the next sideline out of bounds
42:59Instead
43:00Not only don't they take the foul
43:02He gets away from where the double team is coming
43:04And now you've got single coverage
43:06Going through the baseline
43:07Where there is no help
43:08And Luka gets to his patented step back
43:12It's not an easy shot
43:14But for Doncic it's routine
43:17And a tough shot in the clutch to put the Lakers up by two
43:20Now down the other end five tenths of a second remaining
43:23It's enough time to get a catch and shoot
43:26Remember last year in the playoffs
43:28Aaron Gordon
43:29Hit a big three pointer
43:30To win them a playoff game
43:33Gordon of course is out there with Hardaway
43:35No Jamal Murray's fouled out
43:37Brown Johnson and Jokic
43:40And Denver is now out of timeouts
43:43So if they have trouble getting it in
43:44They've got to force it in
43:46Get out of four to five seconds
43:48Jokic will inbound
43:58Lakers
43:59Clinking to a two-point lead
44:01Oh and David Alleman upset
44:02It looked like they were going to hand the ball in
44:04And Gordon kind of showed his cards there
44:08Now they go to set a screen
44:10Jokic looking finds Hardaway
44:11Hardaway launches it up
44:15And that's it
44:18The Lakers survive in overtime
44:20And a thriller against the Nuggets
44:23And they win the tiebreaker
44:24Against Denver
44:28Luka Dacic with a big bucket
44:30But so many other big plays
44:33Including Marcus Smart with some heroics
44:36And Denver made some big shots at big plays
44:38But they fall short
44:39As the Lakers win their fifth in a row
44:42And are now eight and one in their last nine
44:55A disappointing finish for the Joker
44:58And legs you said if they catch the ball at half court
45:01They should foul
45:02They didn't use that opportunity
45:04Luka goes away from the double team
45:06So that's mistake number two
45:08And then boom
45:09Luka magic happens
45:11You put him in a position to make a play
45:13He is going to do that
45:15And hurt you with it
45:16Marcus Smart was brilliant defensively
45:19And the Lakers played that
45:21That last possession well defensively
45:23To make it a difficult shot attempt
45:25As we go to Lisa's office
45:27Austin take me through the intentional missed free throw
45:30The rebound and the game tying shot
45:33I've never seen that work before
45:35Yeah I mean I made a bad play
45:36They doubled Luka and
45:39The Lakers got a good strip on me when we were down two
45:42To put us in that position
45:43But you know you got to move on to the next play
45:45And seeing that one guy on that side
45:47So try to miss that side and try to go make a play
45:49Be honest is that something you practice?
45:52I've done it before yeah
45:53So a long time ago in the AAU I tried it
45:56And it worked
45:57I hit a quarter three but
45:59Not till this night to two
46:01Nice to have that in your back
46:02Congratulations on the win
46:03Now I'm going to go on to your partner here
46:07Luka as the clock is winding down
46:09Just tell me what you're thinking
46:11Take me through that game winning play
46:14I mean I just want to get my shop off
46:15You know obviously we want to have the last shot
46:18I saw they were doubling so I went to the other side
46:20Reject get to my left step back
46:22You know I work on this
46:23So I trust my shot
46:24Everyone just looked exhausted
46:26In the overtime
46:27Just what was the difference?
46:29I mean we just you know we came back
46:32We were down I think like six seven points
46:34So we came back
46:36We got the crowd in it
46:38That's the best I ever seen the crowd here
46:40Since I've been the Lakers
46:41So I really appreciate it
46:42I want to ask about Marcus Smart
46:44Can you just describe the impact that he had in regulation and in overtime?
46:48I mean it's insane it's every game
46:50It's like he does something new to help us win
46:52So you know I said this summer
46:55I mean before the season that this signing you know I'm very excited about
46:58And I was right man he's a hell of a player hell of a person
47:01You had Marcus you had what Austin did missing the three throw
47:05Your game winning shot LeBron James diving on the floor to keep a possession
47:11Just what does a win like this an effort like this mean for a team heading into the playoffs?
47:16I mean it's very big you know obviously we still got a long way to playoffs
47:19We got to approach every game the same way
47:22But you know this game was very big
47:23We're fighting with Denver in the stands
47:26They're a hell of a team so I think that was a very big win for us
47:29Thanks Luca congrats on the win
47:32All right Lisa a thriller
47:34That ends in overtime
47:35Luka Doncic with 30
47:37Reeves with 32
47:38Marcus smart 21 points and some special defensive plays
47:42And the Lakers winning streak is five
47:44They're now 42 and 25 on the season
47:48With 15 games left
47:50Inside the NBA is next
47:52We'll have a lot of fun with this one
47:54Perhaps talk about some of the predictions that were made
47:57As Ernie Kenny Charles and Jack will be back in the studio
48:01Final score in overtime
48:02Lakers 127
48:04And the Nuggets 125
48:06Our producer is Phil Dean our director Mike Schwab
48:09Our wonderful ABC crew
48:11Of course for Legs Richard and Lisa
48:13Mike Breensang over on ESPN
48:15NBA action continues
48:16Kings and the Clippers from LA
48:19As we say goodnight from Los Angeles
48:21And thank you for watching the NBA on ABC
48:24Home of the NBA Finals
48:26Right now we go to Atlanta inside the NBA
48:28And Ernie Johnson
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