Live Bar, May 17-today’s NBA playoff final G1, Nuggets beat the Lakers 132-126 at home.
In an interview after the game, Malone said of Russell, “We did so well against him that he didn’t play much in the second half.”
In this campaign, Russell played in the first three sections for 26 minutes. He was 4 in 11, 0 in 3, and got 8 points and 3 help.