Draymond Green: I would be suspended for the rest of the playoffs if I threw a heat pack like Jamal Murray did (2024)

Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: The Wolves’ comeback over Denver actually started 13 months ago, when Ant Edwards ran into Jamal Murray at a bar after MIN’s 1st Rd loss to DEN. “I told him, ‘We’ll be back,'” Edwards told ESPN. “‘You’ll see us again when we’re fully loaded.'” bit.ly/3QQkNGB – 2:04 AM

Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
When the dust settles on this year, how much the Nuggets pushed and pressed during the 82-game regular season coming off a championship run needs to be looked at. Every Nuggets starter (except Jamal Murray because of injuries) played more minutes than they did last season even – 12:28 AM

Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
After Michael Porter Jr. hit a 3 that tied the game at 72 with 10:08 to play, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were the only Nuggets to score the rest of the way. – 11:55 PM

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Jamal Murray — as he’s done before — said he will play for Canada at the Paris Olympics.
Nikola Jokic — as he’s done before — was non-committal about playing for Serbia this summer. – 11:51 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Denver Nuggets Game 7 scoring
Nikola Jokic: 34 points on 28 shots
Jamal Murray: 35 points on 27 shots
Everyone else: 21 points on 28 shots – 11:05 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
I know there’s going to be a lot of discussion about what needs to change, and the Nuggets failed, where they went wrong.
I’m going to put my full support behind Michael Malone, Nikola Jokic, and Jamal Murray. – 11:03 PM

TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. have reached a wall. They each need to get better for this next stage and I am very curious to see what they look like next year.
Plus, it feels like we haven’t seen a truly hungry Nuggets team in years. Next season should be fun. – 10:46 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Bittersweet for Canadian hoops fans. The country’s 2 best players are out in the Conference Semis. Silver lining: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & Jamal Murray will have a few more weeks of rest/prep time ahead of Canada camp & the Olympics. Could be crucial for Murray’s availability. – 10:35 PM

Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Canada’s NBA superstars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray did everything they could to get their teams through, dropping 36 and 35 points, respectively in final games of season. Silver lining for Canadian hoops fans is odds Murray in Paris just went way up. – 10:34 PM

Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Nuggets’ starters, especially Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, looked gassed, exhausted, and had no energy the entire 2nd half. Settled for 3s, missed box outs. They had nothing left. Worn out after playing too much in the 1st half. – 10:34 PM

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
The Denver Nuggets have 21 points from players not named Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. They have 5 points from the bench – 10:25 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Non Jamal Murray Nuggets in this game: 1-for-12 from 3.
How these final 12 minutes play out likely will come down to whether any of these supporting guys can hit some shots. – 9:53 PM

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Jamal Murray in the first half: 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field. He made a trio of threes and made all five of his free-throws – 9:13 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The only players in first half that had more than 2 field goals:
– Jamal Murray (8/15)
– Nikola Jokic (6/12)
– Karl-Anthony Towns (5/6)
– Jaden McDaniels (4/7)
Ant/Gobert/Conley: 2/17 FGs combined
MPJ/AG/KCP: 6/14 FGs combined
Minnesota bench: 1/8 FGs
Denver bench: 0/3 FGs – 9:11 PM

Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
At the half: Nuggets 53, T-Wolves 38.
Impeccable defensive half for Denver. Held Edwards to only 4 points.
Jamal Murray has 24 points and Jokic has 13 points & 15 rebounds.
If you are Malone, what is your message to the team? – 9:10 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jamal Murray scoring, semifinals vs Timberwolves:
G1: 17
G2: 8
G3: 24
G4: 19
G5: 16
G6: 10
Game 7: 24 (already at halftime) – 9:07 PM

Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Jamal Murray has arrived.
He’s having an incredible half offensively. Scoring, forcing fouls, finding the open man. .
Big game merchant is what they’re saying. – 8:56 PM

Katy Winge @katywinge
A lot of chit chat and smiling between Anthony Edwards and Jamal Murray during that last Wolves free throw. – 8:55 PM

Sam Amick @sam_amick
First Jamal Murray gets hot, and now MPJ. The Wolves might want to figure out their answer here before it’s too late. Denver leads 30-19. – 8:35 PM

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Jamal Murray finished that first quarter with 13 points, by far the lead in this game….. – 8:31 PM

Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Jamal Murray is starting to percolate…another triple. He has 13. 24-19 after 1, a very nervous first Q for both teams – 8:28 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Back-to-back threes for Jamal Murray and the building is ROCKING.
24-19 Nuggets lead at the end of 1 quarter. – 8:28 PM

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Jamal Murray needs to come out. He’s exhausted. Couldn’t get over that last screen and that led to a wide open NAW three…
But then he hits a three, so….(shrugs shoulders) – 8:27 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic settle the Nuggets down a little bit. Good to see Murray find some baskets early.
Michael Porter can’t buy one. That three was ll the way down, around, and out.
On the other end, Denver’s defense has been strong, but they’ve dodged some bullets. – 8:23 PM

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
First timeout: The Nuggets trail Minnesota 9-5….Jamal Murray is 1 of 5 from the field. Michael Porter Jr. is 0 for 3…..Nikola Jokic is 1 for 3…The Nuggets collectively are 2 for 12….. – 8:14 PM

DaRon Holmes: “I like guys like Naz Reid, Al Horford, Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon. I take different things from different guys. Defensively, Draymond Green because he’s not the biggest, fastest, or strongest, but he’s smart. He knows how to play in pick-and-roll coverage and uses his mouth to be vocal.” -via HoopsHype / May 21, 2024

ClutchPoints: “I still personally think [the Pacers] are an 82-game team. But I didn’t think the Knicks [were] real… It’s a totally different animal. I got Boston… [It] should be a gentleman sweep.” — Draymond Green 👀 (via @TheVolumeSports) pic.twitter.com/zmHDoFYets -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 21, 2024

Ben Golliver: Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards: “I had Jamal in handcuffs.” pic.twitter.com/0SuTyaeA83 -via Twitter @BenGolliver / May 20, 2024

Tony Jones: Jamal Murray said he is committed to Team Canada for the Olympics -via Twitter @Tjonesonthenba / May 20, 2024