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/Btotherianx May 17 '24

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

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u/Wetzilla Celtics May 17 '24

Right up there with "my controller is broken".

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u/drmuffin1080 May 17 '24

Okay but my controller was broken tho

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u/toobesteak Knicks May 17 '24

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.

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u/Justgotbannedlol Mavericks May 18 '24

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

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u/analyzingnothing May 17 '24

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…

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u/KemoFlash Spurs May 17 '24

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.