Murray’s 40‑Point Surge
Jamal Murray dropped 40+ points and led the Nuggets to a March 25 win over the Mavericks, with Denver getting six players into double figures — a reminder Murray’s peaking as Denver heads toward postseason seeding (youtube.com). Nikola Jokic anchored the offense with elite playmaking, and Denver’s depth (Cam Johnson, Christian Brown, Payton Watson among contributors) kept the Mavericks from mounting a late comeback (youtube.com).
Jamal Murray finished with a season‑high 53 points on 19‑of‑28 shooting (9‑of‑14 from 3), added six rebounds and four assists and scored 33 points in the first half — one basket shy of his 55‑point career high. (basketball.realgm.com)) Nikola Jokić posted 23 points, 21 rebounds and 19 assists, recorded his 6,000th career assist during the game, and fell one assist short of a 20‑20‑20 line. (espn.com)) The victory was Denver’s fourth straight and moved the Nuggets to 46‑28; they are now tied with Minnesota for fourth in the Western Conference and hold the season‑series tiebreaker over the Timberwolves. (nba.com)) Five Nuggets finished in double figures — Murray (53), Jokić (23), Peyton Watson (21), Cameron Johnson (12) and Christian Braun (11) — with Watson’s corner 3 and late defensive plays helping blunt a Dallas rally in the fourth. (basketball.realgm.com)) Rookie Cooper Flagg led the Mavericks with 26 points, Naji Marshall scored 22 and P.J. Washington had 19 as Dallas fell to 23‑50 and suffered its fifth straight loss. (basketball.realgm.com)) Denver returns to Ball Arena to host the Utah Jazz on March 27, while Dallas heads to Portland the same night; both matchups are the teams’ next games on the schedule. (espn.com))
