The Denver Nuggets will travel to Milwaukee and there is one player in particular who has to step up in this game.
The Denver Nuggets are coming off a 10 point loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
In this particular game, Jamal Murray really struggled.
He only came away with 11 points on a putrid 28.6% shooting from the field along with a player differential of -14 which was the worst tally in this department out of the players who received minutes.
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With this in mind, Murray has to be the one to step up, despite being matched up against Eric Bledsoe.
In the first game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Murray had a stat line consisting of 14 points on 43.8% shooting from the field, five rebounds and two assists. Ever since Murray had the infamous 48 point game against the Celtics, Murray has had trouble staying consistent.
If he can find a way to get his legs underneath him, then the Nuggets will be in very good shape. He needs to find a way to balance out being aggressive and picking his times when to be a facilitator rather than having a scorer’s mind set.
So far this season, Murray is averaging four assists per game, but is also averaging two turnovers per game. Not to mention, Jamal’s true shooting percentage has taken a significant dip from 57.6% a year ago to 52.5% so far this season.
With Murray’s back court mate, Gary Harris stepping up and having a nice three point shooting night against New Orleans (six for nine from deep), the Nuggets need their young point guard to have a big night and pick up the slack.
If not, then Monte Morris will once again have a strong case for being inserted back into the starting lineup like he was in the win over the Atlanta Hawks.