Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray has been given the green light to suit up tonight in a possible closeout Game 6 against the Suns, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Murray had previously been considered questionable to play due to a non-COVID-19 illness that has also impacted his other teammates.
Having Murray available will allow Denver to field a relatively healthy lineup against a Phoenix team that will be down two starters in point guard Chris Paul, still out with a left groin strain, and center Deandre Ayton, who will be shelved for the first time in this series with a rib contusion he sustained in Denver’s Game 5 victory.
Murray has been a huge component of the Nuggets’ success thus far in helping lead the club to a 3-2 series. The 6’3″ guard has averaged 24.6 PPG, 7.0 APG, 5.0 RPG, and 1.0 SPG through the first five games.
Denver leads the best-of-seven series 3-2, and will now carry a significant health advantage into Phoenix. The action tips off at 9 pm CT.
Bye bye, Monty…
CP3 is cursed ….. and he takes the team with him ……
he has two yrs on current contract. With only next yr (1yr) guaranteed. So he is tradeable, I guess. But who would take him.
So KD is still chasing Bron. GM-ing is not as easy as Bron makes it look …. huh
Could this be Denver’s year ????
Definitely coming out of West …….
Warriors couldn’t handle AD …. aaaand
AD can’t handle Jokic ……
Maybe Embiid finally Carry’s his team to Finals. And we can watch two Real Bigs play in an era of small ball ……