Nuggets' Christian Braun speaks after Jamal Murray hits playoff game winner vs. Lakers

Christian Braun said Jamal Murray was laughing at the bottom of the dogpile as his teammates leaped on him after he hit the game-winning shot.

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray had been struggling all night Monday in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers. It was all erased when he hit the game-winning shot as time expired to send the sold-out Ball Arena crowd into a frenzy.

The shot of the season completed an improbable comeback that erased a 20-point deficit to extend Denver's winning streak over Los Angeles to 10 consecutive games.

The 101-99 victory also gives the Nuggets a 2-0 lead in the playoff-opening series, which shifts to Los Angeles for the next two matchups.

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