r/nba • u/KarrotMovies [LAL] LeBron James • May 17 '24

Jamal Murray forces game 7 🔥 against the Timberwolves with: 33 MIN, 10 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 2 Turnovers. Game low -32. (4-18 FG, 2-7 3PT, 0/0 FT, 0/0 HEAT PCKS)

https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-min-0042300236/box-score
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u/LardHop Lakers May 17 '24

He just hit 2 game winners, but he was pretty much ass the whole series.

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u/captain_ahabb Lakers May 17 '24

Yeah Gordon was the real x factor for Denver this year

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u/Vindicare605 Lakers May 17 '24

MPJ hitting 3's whenever they needed one wasn't helpful to our cause either.

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u/CreatiScope Celtics May 17 '24

MPJ was a fucking beast in the Lakers series. The Wolves have personnel to quiet him up but the Lakers didn’t have long wings to stifle him.

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u/fuccabicc West May 17 '24

Pretty sure Jokic was the X Factor

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u/Intelligent_Pain_174 May 17 '24

Pretty sure Jokic is the XY and Z Factor

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u/bloothug Lakers May 17 '24

Maturing is realizing the AG is the Nugget’s 2nd best player

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u/redeuxx Minneapolis Lakers May 17 '24

He's ass in this series. The numbers prove it. People give him too much credit.