The presence in the face of the Thunder has been greatly reduced! The Nuggets core state in the backcourt is too bad, right?

In the previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals G2, the Oklahoma City Thunder, who suffered a final victory in G1, outscored the Denver Nuggets with a advantage of 149 to 106. After this game, the Thunder also tied the total score of this round of series to 1-1, and both sides returned to the same starting line.

The Nuggets' starting point guard Jamal Murray was very disappointing in this game. Murray played 31 minutes and 22 seconds in the whole game, made 4 of 9 shots, 3 of 5 shots from outside the three-point line, and 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. He also had 2 turnovers and 1 foul, and the plus and negative value was also low to -34. As the team's backcourt core, Murray's presence on the court is too low. He has done nothing on the offensive end. Apart from hitting a few three-pointers, he has almost no contribution on the court, and he does not dare to take on more responsibilities. Not only that, Murray's performance in passing and organizing offense was also a mess, and he did not have the effect he should have on the court. Murray's performance on the defensive end was also very bad, and he did not play his role on the defensive end. Murray's performance is hugely different from what everyone imagines, which is also an important factor in the team's disgrace to such a shameful defeat.

Since the start of this season, Murray has made a total of 33 appearances in the first 40 games, averaging 35.9 minutes per game, averaging 19.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.6 blocks, and has 2.3 turnovers and 1.8 fouls. His shooting percentage is 44.7%, three-point shooting percentage is 38.1%, and free throw shooting percentage is 85.2%. In the playoffs, Murray averaged 41.2 minutes in the first nine games, with averaging 21.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1 steal, 0.8 blocks, 3 turnovers and 2.2 fouls, shooting percentage of 46.8%, three-point shooting percentage of 40.7%, and free throw shooting percentage of 87.1%.

Murray's performance in the first round of the series was actually quite good. He also showed his good scoring ability. He can sometimes play the role of a savior. The team's ability to advance to the second round without any danger is also closely related to Murray's performance. However, in this round of the series, facing higher intensity defense, Murray's performance also seemed to have been significantly affected. Murray's presence in G1 in the series was not very high. He made 6 of 16 shots, 2 of 7 from the three-point line, and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal in the game. He also had 4 turnovers and 3 fouls, and the plus and negative value also reached +12. By G2, his performance declined further. If Murray's form cannot recover, the Nuggets' prospects in the playoffs are really not optimistic.