Denver Nuggets Star Reacts to Joining Steph Curry on Exclusive List
While Nikola Jokic rightfully got most of the attention during last year's postseason run, his Denver Nuggets co-star Jamal Murray was often times equally as impressive. Making history himself during the playoffs, Murray became the third player in NBA history to average at least 25 PPG, 5 RPG, and 5 APG on at least 39% from deep and 90% from the line in a single playoff run.
The only other players to achieve those numbers in a single playoff run are Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird. When coming across this fact on Twitter, Murray shared this reaction:
It's worth noting that the original post did reduce the criteria to 39% from deep in order to include Murray on this list, because the typically used 40% benchmark would have him narrowly miss out, as he shot 39.6% from deep this past postseason. That said, a 0.4% difference in three-point efficiency certainly isn't significant enough to discredit what Murray achieved, as it was right in line with some of the most impressive runs in NBA history.
With the given criteria in the original post that Murray reacted to, Steph Curry has three such playoff runs, which is the most in NBA history. A known playoff riser, Murray took his game to even new heights in route to Denver's first championship in franchise history, and joined a couple of all-time greats on an exclusive list in the process.
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