LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jamal Murray scored 10 of his 36 points in overtime on a day Donovan Mitchell erupted for a Jazz playoff-record 57 points and the Denver Nuggets beat Utah 135-125 on Monday in Game 1 of their first-round series.Nikola Jokic finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds for Denver.
He had a chance to win it in regulation at the buzzer, but his right-handed hook shot over Utah's Rudy Gobert was off the mark.
Murray took over in the extra period, sealing the game on a 3-pointer with 46.8 seconds remaining.Game 2 is Wednesday.Mitchell was the star of the show in the absence of Mike Conley, who left the NBA bubble to return to Ohio for the birth of his son.
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