Denver guard Jamal Murray scored a career-high 55 points en route to the victory. He shot 20-of-36 from the floor and nailed seven of his 15 3-point attempts. Many had begun to criticize Murray ...

Pat Graham | The Associated Press Nuggets guard Jamal ... range shot after another on his way to a 30-point first half. When the Trail Blazers changed their tactics in the second half, Murray ...

Murray's shot-making is crucial ... but the Nuggets are poised to earn home-court advantage against everyone else. The next step comes as they try to win 10 straight for the first time in the ...

He was difficult to contain Wednesday, too, hitting one long-range shot after another on his way to a 30-point first half. When the Trail Blazers changed their tactics in the second half ...

The Nuggets are coming off a 29-point win over the Portland Trail Blazers where they shot 65.9% from ... Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) during the second half against the New Orleans ...

The Nuggets are back in the conversation to reach the NBA Finals because of how Jamal ... shot with that athleticism, that ability to get by people, he becomes a really tough cover.” Murray ...

I felt Jamal in the second half and we as a team in the second ... In the last seven minutes of regulation, Brown shot 0 for 4 when defended by Murray. He missed a turnaround jumper in the lane ...

When the Denver Nuggets decided this summer to give Jamal Murray ... Nuggets a 42% shot of taking the No. 2 spot. Finish second, and you get a play-in team first. You get home-court advantage ...