Jamal Murray’s season-high scoring night came on the heels of Michael Malone almost shutting him down at halftime in Denver’s previous game on Sunday.

After the Nuggets’ win, in an interview with TNT’s Jared Greenberg, Murray claimed he hadn’t heard what O’Neal said. Honestly, given that Murray was likely warming up on the court in Dallas as TNT’s pregame show went on, it’s not all that farfetched to believe him.

They'd never admit it publicly, but the Denver Nuggets had to be pretty nervous about the way Jamal Murray kicked off his 2024-25 season. They were willing to brush off a disappointing 2024 postseason and a disastrous Olympic run with Canada over the summer when they gave him a new,