In 31 minutes, he shot 11 of 18, 2 of 5 from three-point range, and 8-of-9 from the free throw line for 32 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and 4 steals, just 1 turnover! In a word: Congratulations to Popovich, successful training again! Murray Jr. is strong this season is known to everyone, but I didn't expect Murray this season to be so powerful. In the entire history of the Spurs, Murray became the first player to strike a 30+15+10 triple-double in a single game, which was also the 15th time in Murray's career to win a triple-double, becoming the triple-double king in Spurs history! Of course, do you think Murray's outburst was accidental? Not really!
Murray has won a triple-double 11 times this season, ranking second in the league's triple-double list, behind Jokic. Of course, what is the more important thing to say? It was Murray who played just 31 minutes, with 32 points and 15 assists being his career highs. There is no doubt that he was pinched by Popovich. Although it has long been one of the core of the Spurs' training, Murray Jr.'s single-game scoring has always been strictly controlled by Popovich, and this time the 32 points are completely opened!
And how good is Murray's stats this season? Averaging 34.4 minutes per game, he can get 19.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 2 steals, shooting 45.3% from the field and 31.5% from three-point range, which can be said that the data is quite good. Coincidentally, Murray is now the Spurs' top scorer and assist king! Murray was Popovich's "training snout" and had two Murrays in the draft in '16. Jamal Murray was taken by the Nuggets with the seventh overall pick in the first round, and Dezhangtai Murray was taken by the Spurs with the 29th pick in the first round.
At that time, although Murray was taken down by the Spurs, he was not a direct training object of the Spurs, and at that time it was still the era of Ader and Leonard, and Murray averaged only 3.4 points per game in his first season, and even the team's ordinary rotation did not enter. But with Parker's departure and retirement, Popovich began to slowly start practicing the trumpet, and together with the potted brother at the time, these two people became the spurs' future potential stocks! Murray's playing time has slowly changed from less than 10 points to 15 points, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, and now to 30 minutes.
Murray was actually one of the Spurs' outside cores last season, except that DeRozan was more like a brother in charge of the team. But with DeRozan's departure, Murray is officially in office this season. As soon as he took on the position, Murray showed the experience accumulated over the years, and he started with a mature defender. Unlike the demon knife, unlike Parker, Murray is the kind of all-round guard, the style of play is very distinctive, and the Spurs have slowly tilted towards him tactically this season. Popovich has also established several futures for the Spurs this season: Murray, Vasell, Johnson, Polartel, Bonsai Brother, etc., and with the discovery, the Spurs' rebuilding is complete, and the cornerstone of the next two decades may be there again.