Anthony Davis' three-pointer at the buzzer has lifted Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-103 victory over Denver Nuggets in game two of the Western Conference finals.
Davis, who scored the Lakers' last 10 points, delivered 22 of his 31 points in the second half, helping his team to a 2-0 series lead.
LeBron James contributed 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who blew a 16-point third-quarter lead. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in 11 points, as did Danny Green.
Nikola Jokic had 30 points, nine assists, six rebounds and four steals for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray added 25 points and Michael Porter Jnr scored 15 off the bench.
The first of Davis' two three-pointers came with 3m 03s to play and gave the Lakers a 100-92 lead, but Jokic scored the game's next seven points, including a three-pointer to slice the margin to 100-99 with 1m 04s left.
After Caldwell-Pope misfired on a shot, Jokic got the rebound, helped push the ball down the floor, then tipped a Murray miss for a 101-100 lead with 31.8 seconds left. Davis scored to give the lead back to the Lakers with 26.7 seconds remaining.
Jokic's basket in the lane put Denver up 103-102 with 20.8 seconds left. Alex Caruso missed a three-point shot with 6.9 seconds left, but Green got the rebound and took another shot. That one was blocked and the ball went out of bounds, setting the Lakers up for Davis' gamewinner.
Game three is on Wednesday (NZ time).
