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Denver Nuggets rookie Bol Bol boasts one of the longest wingspans in the NBA but even his outstretched arms weren’t long enough on Monday to block a game-winning shot by Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma.
With the scored tied up at 121 points apiece, the Lakers drew up a sideline out-of-bounds play specifically with Kuzma in mind. Anthony Davis had the ball with Bol guarding him but dumped it off to Kuzma who drained the 3-pointer with just 0.4 seconds left in regulation.
Despite having the 7-foot-2 Bol right on top of him, whose wingspan measures in at 7-foot-8, Kuzma hilariously said afterward that it didn’t matter who was guarding him because he was still going to shoot the ball.
I think Jesus could be in front of me and I would probably still shoot it so it doesn’t really matter to me. I got an open look, it’s a play that we kind of ran in practice a few times prior to the restart and Coach had faith in me and just called my number and it paid off. … Every time we ran that play in practice, I kind of hit the shot so they just went to me.
KYLE KUZMA GAME-WINNER! 😱
🎥: @NBA
pic.twitter.com/5VCQYrTG2g— USA TODAY NBA (@usatodaynba) August 11, 2020
LeBron James led the Lakers with 29 points while Davis had 27 and Kuzma added 25 in the 124-121 win to snap a three-game losing streak. The Lakers, who have already locked up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, improved to 52-18 with the win.
Meanwhile, P.J. Dozier led the Nuggets with 18 points off of the bench as rookie Michael Porter Jr. added 15 and Bol had eight points, five rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot. Denver will finish as either the third or fourth seed.
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