The San Antonio Spurs fell short on Wednesday against the Miami Heat. Despite the 116-111 loss, Dejounte Murray achieved something that has never been done before in Gregg Popovich's 25 years with the franchise, not even during Tim Duncan's era.
Murray tallied his fourth triple-double this season, making him the first Spurs player to do it in the past two decades (via StatMuse).
Take a bow, Dejounte.
Dejounte Murray with his 4th triple-double of the season, the most by a Spur under Gregg Popovich.
22 PTS
10 REB
11 AST(Submitted by @DeePee30) pic.twitter.com/KaTWOdLFHD
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 29, 2021
It would've been way sweeter if Dejounte Murray's big night came with a W, but he should still hold his head high after another impressive game to add to his growing resume.
His 22-10-11 line on Wednesday was definitely not a fluke. In his fifth season in San Antonio, the 24-year-old has grown into one of the most complete players out on the court every single night. Murray has started all of his 58 games this season for Pop and is averaging a career-high in points (15.6), rebounds (7.1), and assists (5.2).
More notably, Murray's consistency has been huge for the team this season, given that the Spurs' backcourt has been riddled with injuries. Before the game, it was reported that starting guard Derrick White will likely miss the rest of the season due to an ankle sprain, which means that Murray will have to step up and lead the way for San Anotnio moving forward.
The Spurs are currently in the 9th spot of the West, which puts them in the running for the play-in tournament. Murray and the team are hungry to make a return to the playoffs after missing it last season, which was the first time they missed the postseason for the past 23 years under Coach Pop.
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