Preface
As the holy land of world basketball, the NBA is by no means short of miracles, but behind the miracles of success, there are also countless players who chase their dreams, and as the best of the successful, Jamal Murray must be the one who will be remembered, as the super guard of the Nuggets today, Murray has proven his worth in the multi-round series with the Lakers, but throughout his career so far, all the encounters Murray has experienced can be said to be thrilling, so let's review Murray's magical past.
初出茅庐
Denver has always been a blood-pumping city, full of passion, but has not been able to wait for the combination of passion and perseverance, which has led to the success of Denver has come to a particularly long time, after Anthony left in the 10-11 season, the Nuggets had missed the playoffs for four consecutive years, until the appearance of Jokic in 14 years led the Nuggets back to the court, and it was Murray who really made the team rebuild.
In 16, the Nuggets picked up Murray from the University of Kentucky with the seventh pick, as the all-time scoring champion of Kentucky's freshmen, Murray did not get many opportunities when he first entered the Nuggets, and the Nuggets at that time had Moodier and Nils, so in the 16-17 season, Murray averaged only 21.5 minutes per game in 82 games for the Nuggets, but even so, Murray was able to deliver a 9.9 points + 3.6 rebounds + in 8.9 shots per gameA performance of 2.1 assists, which means a lot to a rookie.
At the end of the season, Moodier's poor performance contrasted with Murray's almost explosive scoring performance, so management made the bold decision to promote Murray to the starting lineup. Murray, who got full playing time, averaged 31.7 minutes per game, and although the Nuggets only won 46 in the final regular season in the West, Murray, who averaged 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, successfully sat in the starter, which also became Murray's first knocking brick.
Towards an explosion
Maybe the Nuggets didn't expect that the team's move would bring such a big change to the team, after becoming the starting guard of the Nuggets, Murray's offensive strength and weak defense were quickly reflected, although in the following two seasons Murray delivered 18+4+5 performance in a row, and his personal shooting rate was stable at more than 45%, but the court's extraordinarily offensive defense brought Murray a very big foul trouble.
But for the Nuggets, compared to the surprise that Murray brings, the problem is almost no problem. In the 18-19 season, in the Nuggets' victory over the Celtics, Murray scored 48 points and 5 rebounds, setting a new career high, a month later, Murray hit 9 three-pointers again against the Suns, and played an average of 32.6 minutes per game throughout the season Murray averaged 18.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.
After the season, the Nuggets and Murray completed a five-year 195 million salary extension in advance, for a third-year rookie, the outside world was full of doubts about the Nuggets' move, but soon Murray showed his sharpness again, in the 19-20 season for the Nuggets in 59 games played for the Nuggets Murray averaged 32.3 minutes per game to hand over an 18.5 + 4 + 4.8 performance, and the individual shooting percentage was still high at 45.6% Although he lost to the Lakers in the playoffs, Murray played an average of nearly 40 minutes per game and sent 26.5+4.8+6.6 data to announce the arrival of the peak.
Returning from injury
On April 13, 2021, the Nuggets, who are aiming to make a comeback, played against the Warriors in the regular season, Murray was injured without confrontation, and was diagnosed with a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee after the game. After missing an entire season, Murray returned for the first time in 539 days in the preseason game against the Thunder on October 4, 22.
After returning to the game, Murray quickly recovered his excellent form, after helping the Nuggets win the first place in the West with 53 wins in the regular season, Murray delivered a 20+4+6.2 performance in an average of 32.8 minutes per game, and faced the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs, Murray scored 40 points and 2 steals in G2 to beat the opponent, and handed over 27.2+5.6+ in the first roundAfter the 6.4 performance beat the Timberwolves, the Nuggets quickly solved the Suns in six games, facing the former opponent Lakers, Murray first G1 slashed 31 points and 3 steals to beat the Lakers, and then G2 helped the team take the lead with 23 points in the final quarter, four games later Murray swept the Lakers with an average of 32.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game to advance to the finals, and finally led the team to achieve a home reversal in G5 to win the championship with his strong attack.
As an important contributor to the Nuggets' domination of the West this season, Murray's much-criticized defense and very pressing key scoring ability have made many teams in the league complain, and in the just-concluded playoffs against the Lakers in the first round, Murray once again led the team to achieve a 20-point home deficit and led the team to a 2-0 lead over the Lakers.