- mlive
Ex-Piston praised for helping Anthony Davis after he fell into celebrating Nuggets' bench
A former Pistons lottery pick is being praised for his sportsmanship after an intense playoff battle. The gesture from Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope happened moments after his teammate Jamal Murray hit a buzzer-beater over the wingspan of Anthony Davis to beat the Lakers in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night. Murray's heroics occurred near the Nuggets bench, so the team was able to quickly to dog pile on top of him in celebration.
- Yahoo Sports
Denver's full force was felt in Game 1 against the Lakers as title defense begins with a win
The Nuggets prevailed in Game 1 behind a complete team effort, while the Lakers got little help outside of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
- The Denver Post
Nuggets 3-pointers: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope becomes KC3 when Nuggets need it most
1. KC3 meets the moment: At halftime the Nuggets looked like they were shooting 3s from Northglenn, bricking 6 of 23. Hard to tell who was worse: The Nuggets' long-range bombs or Rocky's endless half-court airballs. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was scoreless and 0 for 3 from beyond the arc. Caldwell-Pope nailed four from distance in the third quarter as the Nuggets turned a three-point halftime deficit into an 89-75 cushion after 45 minutes.
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