Jamal Murray argued his way into Nuggets-Lakers calf injury. After “emotional” meeting, Michael Malone gambled and Denver advanced

Jamal Murray was responsible for the four most important shots of the Nuggets’ first-round series. He was also responsible for a behind-the-scenes conversation more consequential than any of those shots. Peyton Watson encountered the aftermath by accident. “I think it was almost perfect timing,” he said in the locker room after Denver’s 108-106 Game 5 win to eliminate the Los Angeles Lakers. “But when I was back there getting ready for the game, just coming out of the training room, I saw Jamal right as he was leaving of Coach’s...