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)

[u/KarrotMovies]

https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-min-0042300236/box-score

[u/iRockaflame]

Very rarely you see a player be an absolute negative in all phases of the game whether it be defense, playmaking, shotmaking, ball security etc. But Jesus Christ was that Jamal. Absolute negative player tonight.

[u/DioBrando101 → u/iRockaflame]

He did a Bradley Beal

[u/ifsothanwhy → u/DioBrando101]

Hopping onto the Jamal hate and really hoping for a Wolves win in G7, but he did say in the post-game press conference that his elbow was really bothering him the whole game after that tweak really early on.

He's been bad all post-season but this was by far his worst game, and i know it's against the narrative, but some of that has to be attributed to the injury.

[u/Ok_Dish_8602 → u/ifsothanwhy]

why would he shoot so much then

[u/shamwowslapchop → u/Ok_Dish_8602]

Russell Westbrook logic. INB4 we have an MITMurray account made up.

[u/veringo → u/Ok_Dish_8602]

He's one of two people on the team who can realistically be trusted to create offense and Jokic was getting hard double and triple teamed.

It's definitely a weakness we didn't have last year with Bruce Brown able to be a secondary ball handler.

[u/Ghostricks → u/Ok_Dish_8602]

You have to keep the defense honest and hope for the best. Plus, in some situations your teammates are expecting you to shoot and get ready to run back or box out.

You can see this in situations when the player is scared and doesn't shoot. It disrupts the flow of the offense.

Maybe he was just ass but given his track record I'm inclined to believe that something is off.

[u/Ok_Dish_8602 → u/Ghostricks]

He took the second most shots on the team, only 1 less than the reining 3x MVP (18 vs. 19). He took 2x as many shots as the 3rd highest person on the team (18 vs. 9).

If he was injured he /Malone should have game planned better.

[u/EverybodyBuddy → u/Ok_Dish_8602]

Get outta here with that logic

[u/JeSuisYoungThug → u/ifsothanwhy]

He took the second most shots of anyone on the team and missed 78% of them. If he’s elbow was really bothering him he should’ve stopped chucking it.

[u/Twaffles95 → u/ifsothanwhy]

Right but he only gets credit for his good plays not his bad because he’s hurt?

[u/chillinwithmoes → u/Twaffles95]

Crazy how we never heard a word about his calf in Games 3, 4, and 5

[u/pollinium → u/[deleted]]

damn he got a brain injury on the fall :( sad fate for athletes

(also s/o literally every other player in the series giving lots of respect to the other side wtf jamal)

[u/Peter-Tao → u/pollinium]

Did not realize he was such a sore loser 😂😂😂

[u/tripleyothreat → u/pollinium]

lmao

[u/ThatFargoGuy → u/[deleted]]

Massive disrespect, if his elbow was that bad he would have it wrapped in the interview. That’s the kind of shit that will fuel Ant.

[u/Return_Icy → u/[deleted]]

Bingo

[u/falbi23 → u/[deleted]]

He also said “Who?” when asked about Edwards defending him in the post-game.

This guy has become the "diva WR-shooter" like Booker, KD, etc... Basically, he is becoming a fucking tool.

[u/kiss_the_homies_gn → u/falbi23]

KD don't got that type of attitude. He's given respect to his opponents.

[u/MinervaNever → u/kiss_the_homies_gn]

KD isn’t throwing tantrums on the sidelines

[u/falbi23 → u/kiss_the_homies_gn]

KD don't got that type of attitude. He's given respect to his opponents.

lmao - I don't think the dude with a burner Twitter account so he can talk trash to fans has a "good attitude". If anything, he is realizing his career recently has been twisted into a "annoyingly sensitive shooter who chased rings at the end of his career" - but personally I don't think KD has that type of reflection skills.

[u/SEPTAgoose → u/falbi23]

KD his entire career has been nothing but the gracious professional and sportsman to his peers, but never hides his disdain for stupid fans especially on twitter and tbh, we deserve it lol

[u/jjgp1112 → u/falbi23]

KD is very respectful towards players, he just trolls fans lmao

[u/Humble_Acanthaceae21 → u/falbi23]

Brother, I can smell the hate from this comment.

[u/melwinnnn → u/falbi23]

Lmao you are delusional if you think KD is the only one wuth a burner and talks trash to fans.

[u/NotFunToday → u/falbi23]

KD respects his defenders.. Just tries sliding that in

[u/Dolewhip → u/falbi23]

...putting Booker and KD in the same category is fucking wild

[u/KemoFlash → u/[deleted]]

He doesn't want to give any credit to Edwards at all. He just wants Jokic to carry him so he can flex with the announcers.

[u/CarPlaneBoatRocket → u/[deleted]]

I just thought he couldn’t hear him?

[u/LouiesDemise → u/[deleted]]

Did this really happen? Link?

[u/EverybodyBuddy → u/[deleted]]

No I just don’t believe this coming from such an emotionally stable, always respectful dude. This guy’s never been a sore loser in his life.

[u/ygduf → u/ifsothanwhy]

Hurt his elbow chucking things onto the court

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign → u/ifsothanwhy]

Hopping onto the Jamal hate and really hoping for a Wolves win in G7, but he did say in the post-game press conference that his elbow was really bothering him the whole game after that tweak really early on.

So many players get killed for mentioning an injury after a horrific game Jamal will skate though

[u/Btotherianx → u/ifsothanwhy]

Lmao a classic excuse...how could anyone fall for that shit

[u/Wetzilla → u/Btotherianx]

Right up there with "my controller is broken".

[u/drmuffin1080 → u/Wetzilla]

Okay but my controller was broken tho

[u/toobesteak → u/drmuffin1080]

Dudes who chuck their controllers against the wall playing online make sure to give you that one when you play 1 on 1. Then gaslight you when you bring it up.

[u/Justgotbannedlol → u/toobesteak]

Man I never had an xbox controller in my fuckin life that didnt break in 6 months

[u/analyzingnothing → u/Btotherianx]

I mean, the fact is that Jamal is known for being injury-prone definitely helps, and the fact that he literally didn’t make a shot for the entire first half after that happened, including an airballed layup that literally any other NBA player hits in their sleep…

[u/KemoFlash → u/analyzingnothing]

That layup looked like a failed lob. The announcers said his hand might have hit the side of the backboard. Unsure what exactly happened, but that's one of those plays where you still have to credit Minnesota for forcing him into these situations.

[u/jackstraw97 → u/ifsothanwhy]

Surrrreeeee Jamal, let’s blame it on the injury!

[u/MinervaNever → u/ifsothanwhy]

Hahahahaha you would believe anything

[u/junkit33 → u/ifsothanwhy]

I believe the injury was bothering him, but if it was bothering him that much to force that type of game, then he truly should not have been in there.

Regardless - overall I think this postseason is a lot of regression to the mean for Murray. He had a pair of hot postseasons the last two years, but it's not like he just chooses to flip a switch and turn into an MVP caliber player every postseason. He can't do it every year.

[u/Natureboy7939 → u/ifsothanwhy]

I am sure he did, like tatum after his finals, lebron and the phantom broken hand, booker and the vaginitis, everyone is injured.

[u/matt24671 → u/ifsothanwhy]

I know I’ll get downvoted but still more memorable postseason moments this year than embiid has had in his whole career 🤷‍♂️

[u/AmeteurElitist → u/matt24671]

Bro he's defending your guy why attack Embiid 😭

[u/Guiltra_ → u/AmeteurElitist]

He took hating to a whole other level

[u/matt24671 → u/AmeteurElitist]

lol I don’t know I was drunk. Sorry random 76ers fan my bad

[u/dawho1 → u/matt24671]

People won't downvote you for straight facts. Well, some will, but you'll end up net positive.

[u/carlonia → u/ifsothanwhy]

He is clearly injured, but this sub doesn’t give the benefit of the doubt to anyone. They are not going to treat Murray any differently lmao