Austin Rivers’ Late-Game Heroics Gives Denver 2-1 Series Lead
All it took was one quarter for Austin Rivers to power the Denver Nuggets to a pivotal Game 3 win. On Thursday night, Rivers exploded with the hot hand in the fourth quarter to break a close game. With six minutes left in the fourth quarter and the game tied at 91-91, Rivers took it upon himself to lead the Nuggets to victory. The guard started to knock down threes to lift Denver as the clock ticked down in the fourth. Rivers scored 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. The guard scored four three-pointers to give Denver the lead late in the game. The heroic playoff performance from River...