Denver beat the Lakers and advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs

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MOSCOW, April 30 The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers and advanced to the second round of the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs.

The fifth meeting of the first round series, held in Denver, ended with a score of 108:106 (28:24, 22:29, 31:26, 27:27). The winner was Jamal Murray's two-point shot with four seconds left in the game. Denver's point guard became the most productive player of the match with 32 points. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had a double-double (25 points and 20 rebounds). LeBron James (30 points and 11 assists) and Anthony Davis (17 points and 15 rebounds) scored double-doubles for the guests.

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Current The NBA champion won the best-of-four series with a score of 4-1. Denver will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the playoffs.

Also, “Oklahoma” reached the 1/2 finals of the Western Conference City Thunder, which beat the New Orleans Pelicans on the road in the fourth match of the series — 97:89 (21:21, 23:22, 26:28, 27:18). The team's opponent in the next round will be the winner of the match between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks (2-2).

In the East, the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat away with a score of 102:88 (34:24, 19:12, 28:23, 21:29). The best team of the regular season increased its lead in the series — 3-1.