Decisive with his energy and his shots against the Raptors ten days ago, Jamal Murray had just slowly entered his second half of the season, with a third straight match at 50% success at 3-pts, after a few complicated first outings after the All-Star Break.
But this efficiency quickly disappeared afterwards. During the Nuggets’ four defeats in a row, the playmaker only shot 9/35 from behind the arc, or 26% success.
“I have to find a way to help Jamal play better”conceded Michael Malone for the Denver Post.
How to do ? By talking with his player before the game against the Pistons and asking him to focus on defense and collective play. The address will come later.
“He made good sequences in defense and it is always what I expect from him”says the Nuggets coach after the victory. “It’s not just about scoring, it’s also about getting others to play, making them better, rebounding and getting energy from your defense. I think he provided good examples of that. »
Even if he lost 4 balls and dropped off after his very good first quarter, Jamal Murray recovered well with 19 points at 7/15 in the shoot and 2/5 at 3-pts, 10 assists and 6 rebounds in Detroit. Above all, he did the job in defense in the second half, when Denver made the difference, like all his teammates.
| Jamal Murray | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 82 | 22 | 40.4 | 33.4 | 88.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 81 | 32 | 45.1 | 37.8 | 90.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 16.7 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 75 | 33 | 43.7 | 36.7 | 84.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 18.2 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 59 | 32 | 45.6 | 34.6 | 88.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 18.5 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 48 | 36 | 47.7 | 40.8 | 86.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 21.2 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 55 | 33 | 44.6 | 38.1 | 82.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 20.0 |
| Total | 400 | 31 | 44.6 | 36.9 | 86.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 16.8 | |
