Jamal Murray Joins Inside the NBA After Nuggets Game 1 Comeback vs. OKC

Jamal Murray Joins Inside the NBA After Nuggets Game 1 Comeback vs. OKC

It’s Jamal Murray who’s going to join us right now uh from Oklahoma City after as dramatic a win as you can pop. Well, I guess the the one when when Aaron Gordon dunked at the horn was pretty dramatic, too. But this was this comeback. Uh it just seemed as we were talking about it, Jamal, is you guys would get within five and boom, it’d be double digits again and you kept on kept on kept on and finally uh you got that you got that thing to go and and win game one. That was something. Yes, sir. I don’t know if that was a question, but um we we’ve been uh I mean, we’ve been doing that for years, man. Just having that kind of resilience um and always fighting back. We knew there was still time on the clock. we knew things could happen and um and it did. Man, what a freaking shot by AG. That was that was amazing. Um he’s been so clutch this whole playoffs and and just everybody is bringing something to the table every single night. So, uh we know it might not be your night every night, but um with this kind of mentality, with this kind of energy and togetherness, you know, we we know we can get the job done no matter the circumstances. Jamal Shack here, you know, every time I’ve jumped on you, you’ve stepped up and played fabulous. How do you feel about a 616 six for 16 game? And what do you say to yourself to to you know play to be because you know and I know they’re gonna need you to play at a super high level if you want to uh win another championship. So what do you say to yourself after a six for 16 performance? Uh well we got the win. You know I’ve had plenty of those games before. I know I got better. I got some great looks tonight that just didn’t go down. Um but I’m just trying not to force it. You know they’re they’re shrinking the paint. They they’re really good handsy. They’re in the lanes. So it’s all about taking care of the ball. Um especially when they’re bringing two bodies on me and two bodies of yoke. Um we’re just trying to make sure that we don’t, you know, flip the ball over and give them easy runouts. So I hear you. You know, I’ll be better. Um you know, obviously it’s not my best game, but sometimes you got to do what you got to do and impact the game in different ways to win the game. And tonight wasn’t my night, but it was somebody else’s. You know, when you play with a great player, you kind of just take it for granted. And we just put up a stat where Joker had 40, 20, and five assists and only like five guys ever did that. Do you just sometimes you look at the stat sheet after the game, you’re like, yo, this dude had 40 to 20 and I and just say I am It’s pretty special to watch him play every night and take it for granted basically. No, 100%. No, I know I’m playing with the future Hall of Famer. Um, dude is incredible. He’s damn near unstoppable. That’s why I just try to give him the bow almost every time. Um, but I got to pick my spots, too, and be aggressive. You know, we got to leave some pressure uh leave some of the pressure off of him. And uh yeah, man. Yeah, he he does he does it so often, you know, people are kind of numb to it. I mean, I’m looking up in the game and all of a sudden I see 42. I’m like, damn, I forgot, you know, like keep giving him the ball, you know? So, um he’s just one of those guys, man. He just gets it going with no emotion and and he can just take over a game like he did tonight and just give us just enough life to uh to make a few plays at the end to win the game. So, uh, dude was just incredible. You know, you guys, Jamal, have had a game seven. You’ve had games where you got a buzzer beater by Aaron Gordon. You have another shot at the buzzer, but you have a new voice on the bench. Like, this guy is in some pressure situations at him. And for a guy who was coached less than 20 games in the NBA, what is he saying? How is he responding? What is different? You know, Mike Malone’s a great coach, not a good coach, a great coach. And here’s this guy coming in and just not missing a beat. Yeah, I mean, we got a lot of trust in DA. He knows this. He knows this offensively. Um he’s always calm, cool, collected, and uh yeah, man, we put a lot of trust in him. Um and he’s been doing a great job, not just, you know, in the playoffs, by leading up the playoffs, handling all the the situation, all the noise outside. I think he just does a great job of talking to us and keeping our minds right. Um you know, when he’s talking collectively to the group. So, um you know, he’s been doing a great job and uh we’re going to need more of that. Jamal, thanks for answering my colleagues questions and for answering my statement. We appreciate you. Congratulations on a great victory in game one and we’ll talk to you soon. Thanks a lot, man. I appreciate you guys. And I’ll pay that five for that cuss word you just said. Don’t worry about it.

Jamal Murray speaks with the Inside the NBA crew after Aaron Gordon’s game-winner steals Game 1 for the Nuggets vs. the Thunder.

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