preface:
The Nuggets are arguably the toughest team in the league this season, and since the beginning of the season, they have not played in the full-force lineup, last season Murray's cruciate ligament injury season reimbursement, so far he has not appeared on the court, and Mr. Potter is also injured, the Nuggets are left with only Jokic. However, through a season of tempering, the Nuggets have discovered a lot of good players, they are no longer a team that relies on Jokic alone, but a team that wins the game as a whole, and perhaps when Murray returns, it is the moment when the whole flower blooms.
Unstoppable Jokic
To be honest, the Nuggets' basic card is still Jokic, last season he got the regular season MVP, and this season he is still the best candidate for the regular season MVP, if the Nuggets are compared to the train then Jokic is the front of the train, and he is leading the team forward with two wheels dropped. Jokic's average score per game this season is 26.6 points, 13.6 rebounds and 8.0 assists, the basic data is very good and the high-level data is almost all dominant, the Nuggets who lacked major generals were also taken to the fifth position in the West by Jokic, the current Nuggets record is 47 wins and 32 losses, to be honest, Jokic's record is one win less than his competitors Alphabet Brother and Embiid, but his exit is the most difficult, so Jokic is still the first on the MVP list.
To be honest, Jokic is unstoppable, but basketball is a sport of five people rather than one person, and the teams that are now aiming for the championship are at least two all-Star level players, so Jokic needs Murray, and if Murray returns to Jokic, he can be more efficient. Swept by the Suns last season, Jokic was alone, and if Murray had been on the team, maybe the situation would not have been swept. Now the Nuggets are still the team in the lower half, if Murray can return to the team, I believe the strength of the team can still be improved by a notch.
Surprises keep the Nuggets
To be honest, it is impossible for the Nuggets to rely on Jokic alone to play the fifth place in the highly competitive West, and this season the Nuggets have produced a lot of good players, and Gordon, who was traded to the team last season, has played at a good level this season, averaging 14.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, which is the young potential of the Nuggets forward. And this season's Nuggets selected young man Hyland, can also average 10.0 points and 2.6 assists per game, in addition to them Morris, Barton, Green have a good play, they have brought the best help to Jokic.
But now the Nuggets are still one offensive flash point away from a hundred flowers, and this person is Murray. To be honest, the Nuggets are a group of role players who are very good now, everyone has their own characteristics, some people are good at offense, some people are good at defense, and almost everyone can contribute to the team. But after all, the number of shots per game is too small, it is difficult to give them enough trust at key moments, and if Murray is there, the Nuggets have a burst on the offensive end, which makes him lead the attack, not only the Nuggets role players play very comfortably, even Jokic can unload the burden on the court.
Many of the games the Nuggets have lost this season have been due to sudden power outages during the game, and sometimes Jokic will be restrained, the Nuggets' players are basically difficult to take the initiative to attack, Murray can adapt well whether it is a single or no ball, especially when the game is deadlocked, there needs to be someone who can stand up and provide stable support. The other players of the Nuggets do not have this ability, although Jokic is in the year of the fight, but he is also limited in physical strength, it is impossible to maintain the state of the opening, two fists are difficult to fight four hands, and the real hero also needs to have a left arm and a right arm. That's why Murray's role is particularly important, and he is the one who can't be replaced in this Nuggets team.
Murray, who had seen the big scenes
Because Murray has been off injury for nearly a year, people forget his excellence, forget that he is also a player who can cut 50+ on the playoff stage, and this alone is worth everyone's expectation. To be honest, the Nuggets really need such a person, and the indiscriminate singles player can really enrich the team's tactics a lot and make the team's strength go to the next level. The Nuggets' only trip to the Western Conference Finals was to rely on Murray's explosion to reach the Western Conference Finals, in fact, every season the really strong teams in the playoffs have strong outside lines, and the game without strong outside lines is like Jokic being eliminated.
Murray was still on the rise of his career, averaging points per game every season before injury, and the Nuggets only made a breakthrough in the playoffs as Murray improved. Jokic guaranteed the Lower Limit of the Nuggets, and Murray guaranteed the Upper Limit of the Nuggets, as long as Murray had the ability to kill everything, the Nuggets could break through the siege. Now the inside players basically can not decide the outcome of the game, often do these things are the outside players, the Nuggets are always looking forward to Murray's return, but in the health considerations, if not completely healthy, do not choose to play, the Nuggets are very cautious, the Nuggets are willing to give up this season rather than Murray risk comeback.
But now that Murray's recovery from injury is getting better, and although there is no clear timeline for his return, everyone knows that the playoffs are a possible return, which is why the Nuggets are reluctant to let anyone touch them at any moment.
epilogue
The Denvers are really looking forward to Murray's return, and only his return to this team can really rush to the championship, only his return to the Nuggets all the problems are solved. Now Murray also left a suspense for the Nuggets, what level of team they are, I believe that with Murray's return everything can be decided!