background and history but it was a long time ago. lionel messi scored twice as inter miami came from a goal down to beat nashville 3—1 in florida. trailing to a franco negri own goal inside two minutes, messi dragged his side level nine minutes later, before team—mate sergio busequets scored his first goal sincejoining miami to make it 2—1. a messi penalty secured the 3—1 win in the second half. inter miami are top of the eastern conference. nikola jokic was once again the key as defending champions denver nuggets made a winning start to the nba playoffs with victory over the la la kers. lebronjames and anthony davis did what they could to keep the lakers in contention, scoring a combined 59 points. butjokic — who is the reigning finals mvp — was dominant at both ends of the court, finishing with 32 points; 12 rebounds and seven assists as the nuggets took the win 114 to 103, and with it a 1—0 series lead.