Jamal Murray buzzer-beater caps Nuggets' 20-point rally vs. Lakers - ESPN

DENVER — Jamal Murray didn't even see the biggest basket of his career. At least not live, he didn't.

Murray swished a step-back 15-footer over Anthony Davis at the buzzer Monday night, giving the Denver Nuggets a stunning 101-99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers and capping a comeback from a 20-point second-half deficit.

Murray tumbled into the Nuggets' bench along with Davis just as his shot fluttered the net and the roar from the crowd shook Ball Arena.

«I just lost my balance and fell. I think AD was in my way or somebody was in my way, and I just heard everybody scream — and that's how I knew it went in,» said Murray, who was mobbed by his teammates after his bucket gave the reigning NBA champions their 10th consecutive victory over the Lakers.

More importantly, it delivered Denver a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference series that shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday night.

Murray missed 13 of his first 16 shots and was easily the most flustered, frazzled and frustrated of all his teammates when it appeared the Nuggets would lose to the Lakers for the first time in 494 days.

«I told my teammates when I was struggling, 'I'm going to look for y'all,' and every single one of them told me to keep shooting,» recounted Murray, who did just that in going 6-for-8 for 14 points in the fourth quarter to finish with 20 points.

«They told me to stay aggressive and keep looking for it, keep hunting, and when I had the ball with 2 seconds left, I knew once I had made a couple the next one should go down, as well.»

Nuggets coach Michael Malone chose not to call a timeout after Denver's Michael Porter Jr. grabbed the rebound off LeBron James' missed 3-pointer with 13 seconds left and the score knotted at 99.

«We got the