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Jamal Murray is in the midst of his best stretch of basketball ever.
With his Denver Nuggets down 3-1 and facing elimination at the hands of the Utah Jazz in their first-round series, Murray went for 42 points on 17/26 shooting, eight rebounds, and eight assists, pushing Denver to a 117-107 win Tuesday. He had just nine points in the first half, then erupted for 33 points in the second half, including some daggers down the stretch to put the series at 3-2.
He would tell me, “IT’S A GOOD SHOT! I CAN MAKE IT!!!” Love @BeMore27! pic.twitter.com/6WFHyjsouz
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) August 26, 2020
With the game tied at 101, Murray scored nine straight to help the Nuggets gain separation and ultimately come away with the 10-point win. This also comes after Murray went for a career-high 50 points in a losing effort in Sunday’s loss to Utah.
Jamal Murray's 92 points in his last two games are the most in a two-game span in Nuggets playoff history (ELIAS). Previous "record" was 74 by Carmelo Anthony in 2010. pic.twitter.com/9Tf94KHiUC
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 26, 2020
In addition, Murray is now the only player in NBA history, regular season or postseason, to record back-to-back games with 40 or more points and zero turnovers.
Jamal Murray is just the fifth player in NBA postseason history – and the first since Michael Jordan in 1993 – to follow up a 50-point game with a 40-point game:
— Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) August 26, 2020
* Jordan (3x)
* Jerry West (2x)
* Wilt Chamberlain
* Rick Barry
* Murray
Murray and the Nuggets will look to tie up the series when they take on the Jazz in Game 6 on Thursday. Tip off is set for 4 pm EST on ESPN.
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