Jamal Murray's Post On X During Nuggets-Pistons Game
On Monday evening, the Denver Nuggets were in Michigan facing off against the Detroit Pistons.
The Nuggets were playing without Jamal Murray, who missed his seventh straight game due to injury, and Nikola Jokic got ejected in the first half.
However, the Nuggets were able to win the game (without their two best players) by a score of 107-103.
During the game, Murray sent out a post on X (there were over 2,000 likes in less than one hour).
Via Murray: "KCP Is First Team All Defenseđź”’"
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who Murray was talking about, finished his night with 20 points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block while shooting 8/17 from the field and 2/5 from the three-point range in 36 minutes of playing time.
With the victory, the Nuggets improved to 10-4 in their first 14 games, which has them tied for the second seed in the Western Conference.
They also snapped a two-game losing streak after back-to-back losses to the New Orleans Pelicans and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Following the Pistons, the Nuggets will play their next game against the Orlando Magic (in Florida) on Wednesday evening.
As for Murray, he has played in seven games so far this season and is averaging 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists per contest while shooting 43.3% from the field and 43.8% from the three-point range.
Last season, the former Kentucky star helped lead the Nuggets to the first seed in the Western Conference and the 2023 NBA Championship over Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat.
