Patience pays off for Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon on final play that sends Denver Nuggets to NBA Finals

May 23—LOS ANGELES — The 47-year wait is over thanks to one final play made by two players who know a thing or two about patience. Neither Jamal Murray nor Aaron Gordon was born for the first time the Nuggets played the Lakers in the 1985 Western Conference finals. They were kids in Canada and California, respectively, the second time the Lakers knocked the Nuggets out a step shy of a shot at ...