The Denver Nuggets couldn’t get a win on the road and had a 112-105 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Their leader, Nikola Jokic, had 44 points in the game but was spoiled by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, his fellow MVP Finalist. Jokic also dominated the boards and secured 15 rebounds, six of which came from offensive possessions. The three-time MVP also had five assists and two steals on the night.
However, his co-star, Jamal Murray, couldn’t find his rhythm against OKC. Although he had 28 points, he had to work hard for it. Murray shot 37 percent of his field goals, behind his 27 attempts. From deep, the Canadian star shot 23.1 percent of his 3-pointers.
The star guard didn’t have the best night of his life and he’s aware of it. During his postgame presser, Murray talked owned up to his errors.
“If you want to look at somebody to blame, I think I need to do better. I didn’t shoot the ball as well as I needed to today, and I had some sloppy turnovers. I could’ve taken command of the ball a little more, maybe down the stretch, got us a little more organized,” Murray said.
"I didn't shoot the ball as well as I needed to today, and I had some sloppy turnovers."
– Full Jamal Murray press conference ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/mBjsc0wzS2
— DNVR Nuggets (@DNVR_Nuggets) May 14, 2025
Murray also dismissed the narrative of him being fatigued. In the fourth quarter, the starting guard and Jokic spent the entire time on the floor.
“Nah, man. I don’t use that. I play better when I’m tired. I gotta go get the ball and do something.”
The Nuggets are on the verge of elimination, but Murray is still optimistic that they can force a Game 7.
Denver Nuggets forward defended Russell Westbrook following an ESPN article
On Tuesday, an article centered around the Denver Nuggets guard was published by ESPN. In the piece, it featured a heated discussion between Russell Westbrook and starting forward Aaron Gordon in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers.
After Denver’s loss in Game 5 against OKC, Gordon decided to talk about the article. The 2023 champion didn’t like what was written and defended his veteran teammate.
“But really I don’t feel like talking about the game,” Gordon said. “Earlier I caught wind of an article that came out about Russell Westbrook in our locker room after Game 2, which was a completely arbitrary article.”
Asked Aaron Gordon about the game and he just went OFF on the @espn article that cast Russell Westbrook as a bad teammate.
Listen: pic.twitter.com/eXh3bzb4KQ
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) May 14, 2025
Gordon said that Westbrook is one of the most talented players to play basketball. The former Slam Dunk participant said the one-time MVP has been a great addition to their team.
“We spend more time with our team than we do with our own family. Of course, there’s going to be disagreements.”
He ended by saying the article is far from the truth and had huge praises for Westbrook.
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