After his explosion in the fourth quarter in Game 2 of this Western Conference final, Jamal Murray started Game 3 as he had finished the previous one: by cooking all the defenders who came up against him, from D’Angelo Russell to Jarred Vanderbilt via LeBron James or even Dennis Schröder…
With a Nikola Jokic limited to 5 points at halftime, Jamal Murray carried the Nuggets with his 30 points (12/18 shooting) at the break. Then he let his comrades speak, first Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Bruce Brown and Michael Porter Jr. while his double MVP teammate was stuck on the bench because of fouls, then Nikola Jokic at the end of game, with this pick-and-roll that hurt the Lakers a lot.
“We are a very altruistic team” commented Jamal Murray, on this collective response from the Nuggets, while the Lakers had made up for their delay in the first half.
The Canadian leader from Colorado thus ends the meeting with 37 points at 15/29 in shooting, including 5/11 from afar, but also 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and the best +/- of the meeting at +18!
“It’s something that Jamal is very aware of, and with his performance in Game 2, we obviously expect him to get more attention.” explains Mike Malone. “Now it’s just about reading the game and doing the right thing and trusting the guys around. And Jamal is quite capable of doing it. »
And that makes the mission of Los Angeles defenders all the more complicated in this series…
| Jamal Murray | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 82 | 22 | 40.4 | 33.4 | 88.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 81 | 32 | 45.1 | 37.8 | 90.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 16.7 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 75 | 33 | 43.7 | 36.7 | 84.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 18.2 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 59 | 32 | 45.6 | 34.6 | 88.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 18.5 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 48 | 36 | 47.7 | 40.8 | 86.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 21.2 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 65 | 33 | 45.4 | 39.8 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 20.0 |
| Total | 410 | 31 | 44.7 | 37.3 | 87.0 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 16.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
