Jamal Murray: 'I haven't even hit my best'
“People say, ‘Oh, that’s like vintage [Murray],'” the Denver star told ESPN recently when asked about the moniker “Bubble Murray.” “It’s like, I haven’t even hit my best. … I feel like people are making that to be the best that’s been seen. And I’m thinking that was just the beginning.”Source: Ohm Youngmisuk @ ESPN What’s the buzz on Twitter? Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Nikola Jokic in the paint Jamal Murray getting to his midrange Michael Porter Jr. getting assisted 3s That Nuggets offense is a problem. And their bench isn’t even that strong, but Bruce Brown outscored the entire Minnesota bench by himself. – 12:17 AM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares Already 32 minutes for Jamal Murray. And he looks exhausted. 15 points 5 rebounds 7 assists – 11:30 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Wolves really didn’t know who was guarding Jamal Murray and give up a foul. I think it was supposed to be Edwards, doubt they’d have wanted Nowell or Conley on him. – 11:25 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Clear foul on Jamal Murray that wasn’t called. Had his arms way forward and there was contact on the arms. – 11:02 PM Michael Singer @msinger Jamal Murray, Kenny Pope getting it done in the second quarter. #Nuggets threatening to take the crowd completely out of it. Wolves haven’t taken anything away defensively. – 10:31 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn Rudy Gobert just got his 3rd foul on what I’d call a shaky touch foul. He goes to the bench, and Jamal Murray just starts cooking as I type this. – 10:30 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn Timberwolves going back to starting Nickeil Alexander-Walker to guard Jamal Murray tonight. – 9:41 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM As Jamal Murray enters Game 3 at Minnesota, he’s ready to show that “Bubble Murray” isn’t some mythological playoff figure. Murray to ESPN: “I feel like people are making that to be the best that’s been seen. I’m thinking that was just the beginning.” espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 9:13 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind Timberwolves are going back to their Game 1 starting lineup tonight. Nickeil Alexander-Walker is starting in place of Taurean Prince. He’ll try and quiet Jamal Murray. – 9:06 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind Nuggets Game 3 starters: Jamal Murray Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Michael Porter Jr. Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic – 9:04 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn Michael Malone shared that Jamal Murray will almost certainly see heightened defensive attention after last game. Said that if the T’Wolves blitz him, that Jamal has “done his job” and should allow the Nuggets to take advantage of the 4-on-3 he’s created. – 8:09 PM Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine A deadpan Chris Finch, who used to coach Nikola Jokic in Denver, on Jokic’s screening ability to get guards like Jamal Murray open: “He does a really good job of screening, and moving and screening at the same time, those types of things.” – 7:58 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM Jamal Murray is determined to remind everyone what he can do and that “Bubble Murray” isn’t some mythological playoff figure. Murray to ESPN: “I feel like people are making that to be the best that’s been seen. I’m thinking that was just the beginning.”espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:58 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind Jamal Murray in the playoffs is special. pic.twitter.com/FzxRAbBebY – 10:53 AM StatMuse @statmuse Most PPG this playoffs: 36.3 — Devin Booker 34.5 — Kawhi Leonard 32.0 — Jamal Murray 31.1 — Stephen Curry pic.twitter.com/vUm46Dii8H – 9:35 AM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko Devin Booker last night: 45 PTS 18-29 FG 6-7 FT Booker is just the third guard in NBA history to score at least 35 points on 60% shooting from the field in back-to-back playoff games, joining Reggie Miller and Jamal Murray. Read and subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/statitudes… – 9:11 AM StatMuse @statmuse Jamal Murray all-time: Playoffs — Regular season — 24.7 PPG 16.9 PPG 4.7 RPG 3.7 RPG 5.9 APG 4.2 APG 47/42/90% 45/37/87% pic.twitter.com/aiwHVPer9u – 8:46 AM More on this storyline “An assassin,” Jackson, a former Clippers point guard and current Murray teammate, told ESPN. “… [Each time] I saw him, very military-like, locked in … he’s walking out of the tunnel, he doesn’t see anybody. He only has one thing locked on his mind. “Really locked in on the mission.” -via ESPN / April 22, 2023 Only a year ago, Murray sat on the bench watching the Golden State Warriors dispatch the Nuggets and Nikola Jokic in five games in the first round after deciding he wasn’t ready to return to playoff basketball on his surgically repaired left ACL. Although some fans might’ve thought otherwise after he showed flashes during pregame warmups through the season, behind the scenes Murray had difficulty navigating steps, let alone
Source: Ohm Youngmisuk @ ESPN
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Nikola Jokic in the paint
Jamal Murray getting to his midrange
Michael Porter Jr. getting assisted 3s
That Nuggets offense is a problem.
And their bench isn’t even that strong, but Bruce Brown outscored the entire Minnesota bench by himself. – 12:17 AM
Already 32 minutes for Jamal Murray. And he looks exhausted.
15 points
5 rebounds
7 assists – 11:30 PM
Wolves really didn’t know who was guarding Jamal Murray and give up a foul. I think it was supposed to be Edwards, doubt they’d have wanted Nowell or Conley on him. – 11:25 PM
Clear foul on Jamal Murray that wasn’t called. Had his arms way forward and there was contact on the arms. – 11:02 PM
Jamal Murray, Kenny Pope getting it done in the second quarter. #Nuggets threatening to take the crowd completely out of it. Wolves haven’t taken anything away defensively. – 10:31 PM
Rudy Gobert just got his 3rd foul on what I’d call a shaky touch foul.
He goes to the bench, and Jamal Murray just starts cooking as I type this. – 10:30 PM
Timberwolves going back to starting Nickeil Alexander-Walker to guard Jamal Murray tonight. – 9:41 PM
As Jamal Murray enters Game 3 at Minnesota, he’s ready to show that “Bubble Murray” isn’t some mythological playoff figure.
Murray to ESPN: “I feel like people are making that to be the best that’s been seen. I’m thinking that was just the beginning.” espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 9:13 PM
Timberwolves are going back to their Game 1 starting lineup tonight. Nickeil Alexander-Walker is starting in place of Taurean Prince. He’ll try and quiet Jamal Murray. – 9:06 PM
Nuggets Game 3 starters:
Jamal Murray
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Michael Porter Jr.
Aaron Gordon
Nikola Jokic – 9:04 PM
Michael Malone shared that Jamal Murray will almost certainly see heightened defensive attention after last game. Said that if the T’Wolves blitz him, that Jamal has “done his job” and should allow the Nuggets to take advantage of the 4-on-3 he’s created. – 8:09 PM
A deadpan Chris Finch, who used to coach Nikola Jokic in Denver, on Jokic’s screening ability to get guards like Jamal Murray open:
“He does a really good job of screening, and moving and screening at the same time, those types of things.” – 7:58 PM
Jamal Murray is determined to remind everyone what he can do and that “Bubble Murray” isn’t some mythological playoff figure.
Murray to ESPN: “I feel like people are making that to be the best that’s been seen. I’m thinking that was just the beginning.”
espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:58 PM
Jamal Murray in the playoffs is special. pic.twitter.com/FzxRAbBebY – 10:53 AM
Most PPG this playoffs:
36.3 — Devin Booker
34.5 — Kawhi Leonard
32.0 — Jamal Murray
31.1 — Stephen Curry pic.twitter.com/vUm46Dii8H – 9:35 AM
Devin Booker last night:
45 PTS
18-29 FG
6-7 FT
Booker is just the third guard in NBA history to score at least 35 points on 60% shooting from the field in back-to-back playoff games, joining Reggie Miller and Jamal Murray.
Read and subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/statitudes… – 9:11 AM
Jamal Murray all-time:
Playoffs — Regular season —
24.7 PPG 16.9 PPG
4.7 RPG 3.7 RPG
5.9 APG 4.2 APG
47/42/90% 45/37/87% pic.twitter.com/aiwHVPer9u – 8:46 AM
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