The Denver Nuggets are — obviously — Nikola Jokic’s team, and they’ll only go as far as their superstar can take them.
But Jamal Murray is no Robin to his Batman, at least not in the playoffs, as he’s been more of a 1B than a second-scoring option for Mike Malone’s teams.
As a matter of fact, the Canadian combo guard has been so spectacular in the NBA Finals, that he’s already passed Stephen Curry in career averages through their first three games at this stage.
According to StatMuse, Murray has averaged 26.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 10.0 assists per game on 51/38/91 shooting splits, while Curry averaged 24.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 6.3 dimes a game on 40/32/92 splits.
In their first 3 NBA Finals games:
Murray — Curry —
26.0 PPG 24.0 PPG
6.7 RPG 5.3 RPG
10.0 APG 6.3 APG
51/38/91%. 40/32/92%And Jamal is a year younger than Steph was. pic.twitter.com/Md0ZrK8MlU
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 8, 2023
Moreover, Murray is now a year younger than Curry was in those NBA Finals, so maybe this could be the beginning of a new dynasty.
Of course, Murray isn’t on Steph Curry’s level yet — and chances are he never will be.
He’s very good in the regular season, but he hasn’t posted these kinds of numbers throughout his career; he’s more of a playoff performer than anything else.
Even so, it’s worth noting that the Denver Nuggets have now reached at least the Western Conference Finals twice with Murray and Jokic healthy and on the court, and they couldn’t find that same success when Murray was out with injuries.
Jokic and Murray have definitely made a case for being the best duo in the NBA right now, and the best part is that neither of them have reached their prime yet,
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