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Nuggets Roundtable: Is Jamal Murray Denver's key to a Game 5 win?

April 29, 2024

Apr 25, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) moves the ball Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) and forward Rui Hachimura (28) during the first half in game three of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Jamal Murray is questionable for tonight's Game 5 with a left calf strain. But is a good game from Murray the key to a Nuggets' series-clinching win? Adam Mares, Harrison Wind, and Brendan Vogt discuss. Also, what's been the most surprising storyline throughout Nuggets-Lakers, and what's stood out about Michael Porter Jr.'s series?

Is Jamal Murray Denver's key to a Game 5 win?

Adam Mares: Murray is the key to every Denver Nuggets playoff game and likely will be for the foreseeable future. You'd love to be able to assume he'll have a great game the way we all assume Nikola Jokic will perform well every night. But that has never been the case with Murray; this year appears to be no ...