Jamal Murray helps Nuggets debunk popular myth in Game 2 win

Never again can anyone say Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has no help. 

Jokic recorded a triple-double in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers. However, a massive fourth quarter from Jamal Murray was what ultimately boosted the Nuggets to a 108-103 victory and a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. 

Murray was ice-cold throughout most of Game 2, shooting only 29 percent from the field (5-of-17) and 22 percent from beyond the arc (2-of-9) for 14 points over the first three quarters. But, while Jokic missed all three shots he attempted in the fourth quarter, Murray put the Nuggets on his back. Trailing the Lakers 79-76 entering the final stanza, the Nuggets leaned on Murray, not the multiple-time MVP. 

Following a dismal three quarters, he bounced back in a big way, scoring 23 fourth-quarter points, shooting 6-of-7 from the field and 4-of-5 from three. 

After his remarkable late turnaround, an elated Murray credited his Nuggets' teammates, who urged him to keep firing despite having little success early. 

"My team told me to keep shooting. I was getting the looks I wanted," he said via ESPN. "We knew they would fall."