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Nikola Jokic's late heroics can't save Denver Nuggets in loss to Los Angeles Lakers

Nikola Jokic had a feeling Anthony Davis' buzzer-beating 3-pointer was going to fall over his outstretched arm and all he could do was hunch over and put his hands on his knees as the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated Sunday.

The Denver Nuggets' center did everything he could to steal Game 2, scoring 11 of his 30 points in a furious final 2 minutes and 42 seconds. The problem was that Jokic didn't have the ball in his hands at the end of the game. Davis did and he drilled the winning 3 over Jokic to lift the Lakers to a thrilling 105-103 victory in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.