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Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has improved his counting stats this season, but his shooting numbers have dipped. Saturday night, Murray helped those numbers in a big way by dropping 46 points on 9-of-11 shooting from 3-point range. This came after a 31-point game, and Murray is confident that more huge performances are coming: “It’s […]

Jamal Murray has made history. In this latest exciting bit of Denver Nuggets news, the 21-year-old point guard made this history by becoming the youngest player in the history of the franchise to record at least 15 assists in a game. Murray’s career-high number of assists came Tuesday night during the team’s 126-118 win over […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray is known for his ability to score the basketball but on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks, he was dishing rather than swishing. Murray tallied a career-high 11 assists in the first half of his team’s game against the Mavericks, something that was certainly unexpected. Jamal Murray has 11 assists […]

The Denver Nuggets improve to 19-9 on the season and now sit atop the Western Conference standings following their huge, 109-98, win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nuggets guard Jamal Murray chimed in after the game on why Denver has found its recipe for success early on this season. “We’re taking every game seriously,” Murray […]

Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker is still a constant subject of numerous trade rumors. Talks about a possible trade involving the All-Star are expected to heat up less than two months before the deadline. Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen said on The Jump that a move to the Denver Nuggets would benefit Walker. Pippen was […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook and Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray weren’t pleased with one another down the stretch in Friday night’s game between the two teams. In a jump ball situation with less than 40 seconds remaining in a nine-point game, the two players nudged each other a bit at the top of […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been listed as questionable for the team’s Monday night game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Murray is currently dealing with a right shin injury and, as Mike Singer of the Denver Post reminds us, the injury situation for the Nuggets isn’t all that great right now: Jamal Murray is questionable […]

The Denver Nuggets are in Atlanta Saturday night to take on the Hawks and the team almost lost another player to an injury after Hawks small forward Justin Anderson kicked Nuggets starting point guard Jamal Murray in the right foot. Justin Anderson kicked Jamal Murray’s right foot in what looked like an intentional play. Murray […]

It’s not only Stephen Curry who can easily shoot from the half-court. As it turns out, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray can also hit that long-range bomber with relative ease. During the Nuggets’ workout before taking on the Atlanta Hawks, Jamal Murray was seen jacking up shots from the logo. While it’s common for players […]

Jamal Murray is one of the most exciting young players in the NBA and the Denver Nuggets hope he can be an important piece in their future. In his third season, he’s showcasing his natural scoring ability and helping lead the Nuggets to a 17-7 record, good enough for first place in the Western Conference. […]

Thanks in large part to the efforts of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, the Denver Nuggets walked away from Monday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors with a 106-103 victory. Following the win, Murray gave a comical assessment of Nikola’s style of play. “He does everything,” Murray told Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun. “He […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray is apparently embracing the villain role this season. Murray, who grew up in Kitchener, Canada, says there’s this stereotype that people from Canada are soft. The 21-year-old says that is not true at all and he wants to show people through his play on the basketball court he’s a […]

Isaiah Thomas is one of the smallest guys in the league, but his Denver Nuggets teammates know him as one of the loudest guys on the team. He’s only in his first season with the Nuggets and he hasn’t even played a game yet, but his reputation as a big talker proceeds him, at least […]

Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets bid goodbye to Los Angeles Lakers’ Kentavious Caldwell-Pope after sending him flying out after a fake. Check out this clip posted by the Nuggets via Twitter: This whole sequence of events. https://t.co/bSvudv02UL — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 28, 2018 Did you miss it? Here’s a closer look at Murray’s […]

The recent brilliant showing of Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has earned him a heap of praise from a future Hall of Famer point guard. Houston Rockets All-Star Chris Paul says Murray doesn’t have any ceiling at all. Paul and the Rockets face Murray’s Nuggets at Denver on Tuesday night. Chris Paul on Jamal Murray’s […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray scored a career-high 48 points this past Monday night against the Boston Celtics. Murray, however, tried to score 50 points by shooting the ball as the buzzer sounded — an unnecessary move according to the players’ unwritten rule on sportsmanship. Celtics star Kyrie Irving took offense to that. When he […]

The Denver Nuggets had high expectations coming into the season. They have a young and talented backcourt with Garry Harris Jr. and Jamal Murray, they drafted Michael Porter Jr. and they re-signed some key pieces. One of those key pieces re-signed this offseason was Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets and the talented big man agreed to […]

Denver Nuggets shooting guard Jamal Murray believes Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving overreacted in his attempt to go for 50 points Monday night at home. Murray had 48 points and took a 3-pointer with time running out in regulation after dribbling the clock out for a few seconds. Murray’s missed shot landed near […]

There is some serious bad blood brewing between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets. In particular, between Kyrie Irving and Jamal Murray. As time was winding down in their game on Monday night, Murray hoisted up a deep 3 at the buzzer despite the fact that the Nuggets already had the game in hand and […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving is a little lighter in the wallet after the NBA announced their decision to fine him $25,000 for throwing the basketball into the stands, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. Irving was angry that Jamal Murray took a 3-pointer at the buzzer when the Denver Nuggets had already put the game […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving threw what was supposed to be Jamal Murray’s game ball into the stands in disgust over the latter’s last-second shot in a game that was all but over. Murray had 48 points in the dying seconds of the Denver Nuggets’ 115-107 win over the Celtics, and he attempted a last […]

Jamal Murray was having the game of his life against the Boston Celtics, as his Denver Nuggets were on their way to 9-1 start to their 2018-19 campaign. With the game all but over, Murray heaved up a last-second long ball in an attempt to have his first 50-point game of his career. The shot […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray had one of the best scoring games since Carmelo Anthony in a Nuggets uniform when he scored 48 points on the Boston Celtics Monday. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens explained during postgame why the team could not slow down Murray. Brad Stevens just said that we pretty much threw the […]

Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets had a career-high 48 points in their win over the Boston Celtics. They already locked in the victory with some time remaining and Murray seemingly wanted to notch in a 50-point game, much to the Celtics’ frustration. But Murray, during the post-game interview, explained himself. Check out the clip […]

There have been four 50-point games in the 2018-19 season so far. On Monday night, Denver Nuggets shooting guard Jamal Murray nearly became the fifth player to score at least 50 points but his three-pointer with a second to go was off. Instead, he finished with only 48 points along with the ire of the […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray had one of the best games a Nuggets player has had in a long time. However, Murray tried to get 50 points and he did it in the worst way possible. The last Nuggets player who had this many points in a game? Carmelo Anthony. Jamal Murray really wanted 50 […]

General managers from all across the NBA landscape recently came together to predict who will win some of the various awards in the coming season. Amid their selections, the GM’s chose Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray as the player who is most likely to have a breakout season. Murray received 20 percent of the votes […]

More good news for Denver Nuggets fans, as budding superstar guard Jamal Murray is steadily recovering from a tweaked ankle he suffered in training camp. The three-year man out of Kentucky will be back to 100% in no time, as the Nuggets look to create more noise in the stacked Western Conference. T.J. McBride of […]

The up-and-coming trio of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Gary Harris are being deemed “untouchable” by the Denver Nuggets, according to TJ McBride of Mile High Sports. The three players, all 24 or younger, are viewed as the future pillars of the franchise and the ones who will eventually rid the Mile High City of […]

The Denver Nuggets backcourt duo of Jamal Murray and Gary Harris have arrived, now slated in the top-50 of ESPN’s latest Top-100 NBA players ranking for the 2018-19 season. Murray, who ranked 45th after going unranked last season, battled for the starting point guard spot, leaving Emmanuel Mudiay to come off the bench and ultimately traded […]

The Western Conference has always been stacked with contenders. The 2018-2019 will prove to be no different as a lot of offseason moves make for a deeper and more competitive conference. Lebron James’ move to the Lakers instantly makes them a playoff team at the very least. The Houston Rockets have acquired the services of […]

Every year a team or player rises from nowhere to take the NBA by storm, or a rookie emerges from the late lottery or later to shift a team’s fortunes. Last year, Victor Oladipo replaced Paul George on the Indiana Pacers and emerged as an All-NBA player, pushing LeBron James to seven games. Showing rapid […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul teamed up with fellow NBA players Jamal Murray and Grayson Allen to lead his CP3 Elite Guard camp in his native Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The 33-year-old Paul showed that he still has the slick handles he’s been known for throughout his career, giving a top prospect The Scooter, a known […]

After extending Nikola Jokic to a five-year, $148 million contract and flirting with the luxury tax this summer, the Denver Nuggets appear to be a nearly finished team. What they have yet to master is being a team that finishes, missing the playoffs by one spot for two consecutive years.   Denver is right to be […]

Denver Nuggets talent Jamal Murray has a great future ahead of him. Luckily for him, this presumed lengthy stay in the NBA is a good thing, as he clearly loves his job. How do we know this? Well, I am glad you asked, my friend. Jamal Murray took a break from the real world to […]

A short clip of Denver Nuggets combo guard Jamal Murray is making its rounds in social media for all the wrong reasons. In the four-second video, Murray is seen taking a shot from deep and immediately looks to the camera in anticipation of the drained trey bomb. Unfortunately, he missed the shot, making him look […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

The Denver Nuggets put the NBA on notice in 2016-17 boasting the league’s fifth best offense and narrowly missing the postseason. Nikola Jokic didn’t become a household name, but he established himself as one of the best bigs in the league — and a litmus test on NBA Twitter as Denver’s future. Gary Harris emerged as one of […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]