The Nuggets took Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night, beating LeBron James and the Lakers 132–126 in a game that got surprisingly close in the final minutes.
Los Angeles battled back in the fourth quarter, but when it got close to becoming a two-point game, Denver pulled off a beautiful play in transition that had everyone in the arena going wild and ended LA’s comeback hopes.
It also led to a pretty good burn by NBA TV analyst Sam Mitchell, who took a shot at a courtside fan, Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson.
Check out this alley-oop from Jamal Murray to Aaron Gordon … and stick around for Mitchell’s timely roast:
Matt Winer: "Russell Wilson approves"
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Sam Mitchell: "He can't pass it that good" pic.twitter.com/NQIj19BHVq
Poor Russ.
