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Nuggets pull away late to take commanding 3-0 series lead over Lakers

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 points and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with a 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half against his former team for the top-seeded Nuggets, who have never been this close to the NBA Finals in 47 years in the league.

Denver blew a big early lead in Game 3, but made a decisive 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to snap the Lakers' nine-game home winning streak since March 26, including seven straight victories since the regular season ended.

No team has rallied from a 3-0 playoff series deficit in NBA history. Game 4 is Monday night in Los Angeles. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets reacts to a play in front of Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second quarter in game three of the Western Conference Finals at Crypto.com Arena on May 20, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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