“It’s my nightmare!” » That’s what Doc Rivers said about Jamal Murray before the Sixers moved to Denver this season. The Philly coach has never forgotten “Bubble Murray”, and after the Wolves, it’s the Suns’ turn to find out. After almost three years without the playoffs, Jamal Murray returned to his best level, and tonight he blasted the Suns defense with 34 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds, 13 of 24 on shots, including 6 of 10 from 3-pointers.
“It’s like finding the garden of his childhood” he confides about this reunion with the playoffs. “Things like that, that you dream of, and I’m living my dream right now. You know, I missed two playoffs, and it sucked to just be sitting there missing this kind of game… I hear the fans, and it’s so good to relive that. »
Prove people wrong
From his performance, we will remember this hot shot in the 4th quarter when the Suns had returned to -10. He will sign an 8-0, alone like a big one, with first this tumble, where he eliminates Chris Paul then Kevin Durant. Then he continues with two 3-pointers, and his celebrations are a pleasure to see. Phoenix is pushed back to 18 points and will not recover.
For Murray, it’s also a way to silence critics. The Nuggets are never mentioned among the favorites for the title. Despite their fine first place, they remain underestimated. “We will continue again and again to prove people wrong” he replies, while Monty Williams assures that there was not much to do: “I’ll be honest with you, I think he took shots that nobody could have stopped. »
As Mike Malone confided in a press conference: “Playoffs legend Jamal continues”.
| 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.
