Return of the Bubble Jamal Murray at Denver Nuggets

Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets to the 2020 Disney bubble Western Conference Finals, scoring 26.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game on 50.5/45.3/89.7 percent shooting.

Three years and an ACL reconstruction later, Murray’s bouncy return is complete.

In Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 26-year-old nearly recorded a triple-double with 24 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists en route to a 29-point victory.

Murray improved his performance from Game 1 by scoring 40 points on 13-of-22 shooting and 6-of-10 from deep in Game 2. Murray answered buckets with his own dagger as the Wolves staged a furious second-half comeback.

It’s been a pleasure to see Murray flourish once more in the playoffs. His scoring average in the postseason is already greater than that of Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Julius Irving, and James Harden.

Jamal Murray

Jamal Murray, born on February 23, 1997, plays basketball professionally for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA.

The Canadian national team has him on their roster as well. Before being selected by the Nuggets with the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA lottery, he played one season of collegiate basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.

At the 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Uruguay, Murray led Canada to a bronze medal with an average of 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game.

He was a member of the Canadian national team that took silver at the 2015 Pan American Games. In the end, he shot 45.9 percent from the field and averaged 16.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.

Murray signed a three-year contract to play for Canada’s senior men’s national team on May 24, 2022.

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