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A. D. gets last laugh against the Joker

The two best big men in basketball are Anthony Davis and Nikola Jokic. At crunch time, everybody else stood back and watched the Brow and Joker do their stuff. It was a magnificent duel. Jokic scored the final 11 points for Denver to put his neversayquit teammates ahead 103- 102 with 2.7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. But on the final wild offensive possession, A. D. swished a shot from beyond the 3- point arc at the buzzer over the out- stretched arm of Joker to win Game 2. Dagger.

You can’t call MPJ a kid anymore

In Game 1, Michael Porter Jr. looked as if he had never been on a stage as big as the Western Conference Finals. Although he padded stats during garbage time, the 22- year- old rookie from Missouri clanked jumpers early, when the Lakers took it to Denver. But here’s what you love about MPJ and the Nuggets’ future: In Game 2, Porter took another step of growth, looking comfortable at the adult table, unafraid to grab his fair share of meat and potatoes. MPJ finished with 15 points.

Age is just a number

Ah, youth. Anybody can be a superstar at age 25. But the ability to impact a playoff game at 35 years old? LeBron James was born Dec. 30, 1984, roughly six weeks before Denver forward Paul Millsap. James is paid $ 37.4 million. Millsap is paid $ 30.3 million. While Millsap often appears to be on his last legs, James is as rare as the fine wine he likes to sip after a hard night’s work in the NBA bubble. We’ve all been warned what a drag it is getting old. Unless you’re the King.