We’ve known for a couple seasons that Jerami Grant had rounded into the best former Syracuse Orange player in the NBA. But during Tuesday night’s Denver Nuggets 114-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, he showed just how valuable he is to Denver’s fortunes.
For starters, his 26 points were a new career playoff high. Grant also equaled his top made field goal total for the playoffs (with seven) and hit 10 of 12 free throws, which was also a new high-water mark. He’s only scored more points two other times as an NBA player (29 earlier this season and 28 last year for Oklahoma City).