Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, left, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers ahead LeBron James defends in the course of the first half in Sport 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff sequence Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Picture/Mark J. Terrill)
DENVER — Denver Nuggets level guard Jamal Murray’s taking part in standing is in jeopardy for Sport 5 of their NBA playoff sequence towards the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday evening after he was listed as questionable with a left calf pressure on the harm report.
Murray was nursing the calf in the course of the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 119-108 loss at Los Angeles on Saturday evening that snapped Denver’s 11-game profitable streak towards LeBron James and the Lakers.
He didn’t depart the sport however was listed as questionable on the staff’s harm report Sunday.
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Murray has struggled together with his bounce shot in the course of the defending NBA champions’ first-round playoff sequence regardless of hitting the profitable buzzer-beater in Sport 2.
Murray has shot 38% from the sphere and 21% from past the arc within the playoff sequence towards the Lakers after taking pictures 48.1% total and 42.5% on 3-pointers in the course of the common season, which have been each profession bests.
Murray missed 23 video games this season whereas coping with hamstring, knee, ankle and shin illnesses, together with seven straight down the stretch.
The Lakers could possibly be getting a bit of increase for his or her bench. They listed ahead Jarred Vanderbilt (proper midfoot sprain) as questionable Sunday for the primary time because the defensive stalwart received harm greater than two months in the past.
The Nuggets, who’re the No. 2 seed within the West, are one win away from advancing to a second-round matchup towards the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves, whose 122-116 win at Phoenix on Sunday evening gave them the franchise’s first sweep and first sequence win in 20 years.
The Lakers are attempting to make historical past and change into the primary NBA staff to beat a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-7 playoff sequence.
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