{"id":324026,"date":"2025-12-04T03:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/324026\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T03:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:29:10","slug":"nuggets-jamal-murray-makes-basketball-history-never-done-in-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/324026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets&#8217; Jamal Murray makes basketball history never done in NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/denver-nuggets\/news\/nuggets-jamal-murray-makes-basketball-history-never-done-nba\/4befc388cf8a4a8505a4385f?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nuggets&#039; Jamal Murray makes basketball history never done in NBA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nuggets&#8217; Jamal Murray makes basketball history never done in NBA<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jamal Murray was spectacular for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/denver-nuggets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Nuggets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Nuggets<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-4 NBA champion guard finished the franchise\u2019s contest against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/indiana-pacers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indiana Pacers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indiana Pacers<\/a> with 52 points on 76.0% field goal shooting, 90.9% three-point shooting, and 95.6% true shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Murray\u2019s performance not only resulted in a 135-120 road victory but also a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realapp\/status\/1996407632715035055\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:historic accomplishment;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">historic accomplishment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJamal Murray now has the most games in NBA history with 50+ points on 95%+ TS,\u201d Real Sports stated on X\/Twitter after the game.<\/p>\n<p>Murray is quietly putting together an All-Star caliber with the Nuggets. Murray, who has never earned an All-Star nod in the big leagues despite having plenty of success in Denver, is averaging 23.3 points, 6.7 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game on a Nuggets squad with an encouraging 15-6 record.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky product\u2019s dynamic pick-and-roll partnership with Nikola Jokic and elite isolation scoring chops have helped him transform into one of the league\u2019s most skilled frontcourt contributors.<\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets will always have championship aspirations as long as Murray and Jokic continue to dominate at their respective positions. Will it be difficult for the 2023 NBA champions to dethrone the well-rounded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oklahoma City Thunder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> this season?<\/p>\n<p>Absolutely, but considering Murray and company took the Thunder to seven games last season, the gap between the two squads isn\u2019t as large as many believe.<\/p>\n<p>More NBA:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/news\/updated-stephen-curry-injury-update-just-made-bad-situation-worse-warriors\/e7250acf682980fc37759300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Stephen Curry injury update just made a bad situation worse for Warriors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New Stephen Curry injury update just made a bad situation worse for Warriors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nuggets&#8217; Jamal Murray makes basketball history never done in NBA originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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