March 3 then October 30, 2023. Then March 8, 2024. These three dates represent the evenings when Dejounte Murray scored 41 points in a game. In this third occurrence, against the Grizzlies, he therefore equaled his career record for the second time.
With a very solid performance since he shot 17/25 with a nice 6/10 at 3-pts, also adding 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Consistent, he scored 12 points in the first quarter, 9 in the second then 13 in the third and finally 7 in the last.
“I took what I was given and I fired.”, he comments. “It's always nice to take shots but the most enjoyable thing is playing together and having teammates looking for us and we looking for them too, to make the right choice. »
The two coaches can only admire the performance of the former Spurs player, decisive in his team's victory. “He controlled the match. He had a very cerebral match, with big statistics. His baskets were important », begin his coach Quin Snyder. “He shot very well. I take my hat off to him, he was excellent and we were a little late in adjusting”adds Taylor Jenkins.
Deprived of Trae Young at his side, injured and absent for several weeks, was Dejounte Murray aware that he was still going to equal his record? “I play basketball, that’s all. I've never been a guy who plays for stats. I am like this “, he replies.
| Dejounte Murray | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | SAN | 38 | 9 | 43.1 | 39.1 | 70.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 2017-18 | SAN | 81 | 22 | 44.3 | 26.5 | 70.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 8.1 |
| 2019-20 | SAN | 66 | 26 | 46.2 | 36.9 | 79.8 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 10.9 |
| 2020-21 | SAN | 67 | 32 | 45.3 | 31.7 | 79.1 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 15.7 |
| 2021-22 | SAN | 68 | 35 | 46.2 | 32.7 | 79.4 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 21.2 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 74 | 36 | 46.4 | 34.4 | 83.2 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 20.5 |
| 2023-24 | ATL | 59 | 35 | 46.2 | 35.3 | 80.9 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 21.5 |
| Total | 453 | 29 | 45.8 | 34.0 | 78.9 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 15.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
