Denver Nuggets Injury Report For Game 1

The Denver Nuggets have announced their injury report for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

FINAL UPDATE: Jamal Murray is available, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post. 

Jamal Murray is active for tonight, I’m told.

— Mike Singer (@msinger) May 16, 2023

On Tuesday evening, the Denver Nuggets are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers at Ball Arena in Colorado for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. 

For the game, they have announced their injury report (updated as of 4:30 Eastern Time).  

The Nuggets have listed star point guard Jamal Murray as questionable, and no one else is on the injury report. 

Therefore, if Murray plays, the Nuggets will be fully healthy for Game 1. 

NBA's official injury report 

The former Kentucky star was listed as questionable for Game 6 of their second-round Playoff series against the Phoenix Suns (and played in the game).

Murray is one of the best point guards in the league and has averaged 25.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.3 steals per contest through the first 11 games of the 2023 NBA Playoffs (he's also shooting an excellent 46.1% from the field and 39.5% from the three-point range). 

Jamal Murray averages 16.9 PPG in the regular season and 24.7 PPG in the playoffs. That 7.8 PPG increase is the largest in NBA history (min. 20 games in regular season & playoffs).

The 2nd-highest increase belongs to Nikola Jokic.

Lakers at Nuggets, 8:30 ET on ESPN pic.twitter.com/XGQmEHTexd

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 16, 2023

The Nuggets finished the regular season as the first seed in the Western Conference and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (in five games) and Suns (in six games) in the first two rounds. 

During the 2021-22 season, they dealt with injuries (Murray missed the entire year) and lost in the first round of the Playoffs.

However, now that they are healthy, there is an excellent chance they could win the NBA Championship. 

As for the Lakers, they are the seventh seed but have one of the most talented rosters in the league. 

During the regular season, the Nuggets and Lakers faced off four times, and each team won twice.