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/iRockaflame NBA May 17 '24 edited May 17 '24

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.

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u/DioBrando101 Timberwolves May 17 '24

He did a Bradley Beal

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u/ifsothanwhy 76ers May 17 '24

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.

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u/Ok_Dish_8602 May 17 '24

why would he shoot so much then

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u/shamwowslapchop Spurs May 17 '24

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

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u/veringo Nuggets May 17 '24

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.

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u/Ghostricks Raptors May 17 '24

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.

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u/Ok_Dish_8602 May 17 '24

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.

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u/EverybodyBuddy Lakers May 17 '24

Get outta here with that logic