What better way to start the NBA playoffs than with some overtime basketball?
Jamal Murray scored 10 of his 36 points in overtime on a day Donovan Mitchell goes off for a Jazz playoff-record 57 points and the Nuggets beat Utah 135-125 on Monday in Game 1 of their first-round series.
Nuggets All Star Nikola Jokic finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds for Denver. He had a chance to win it in regulation at the buzzer, but his right-handed hook shot over Utah’s Rudy Gobert was off the mark. Murray took over in the extra period, sealing the game on a 3-pointer with 46.8 seconds remaining.
Game 2 is Wednesday.
Mitchell was the star of the show in the absence of Mike Conley, who left the NBA bubble to return to Ohio for the birth of his son. Mitchell’s scoring spree surpassed the Jazz mark of 50 by Karl Malone on April 22, 2000, against Seattle.
Both teams came into Monday’s Game 1 matchup less than full strength. Utah came into the contest without Mike Conley Jr. (birth of his son) and Bojan Bogdanovic (out for the season with a wrist injury), while Denver was missing Gary Harris (right hip muscle strain) and Will Barton (right knee soreness).
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