Jamal Murray’s 53-Point Night
Jamal Murray exploded for 53 points in a late-season standout — a clear year-9 leap that turned heads as playoff seeding heats up. (x.com).
At Ball Arena on March 25, 2026, Denver closed out Dallas with a 142-135 victory. (nba.com) Murray shot 19-of-28 from the field and 9-of-14 from three, pouring in 33 points in the first half and ripping off a 14-point run in the second quarter. (espn.com) Nikola Jokic finished with 23 points, 21 rebounds and 19 assists — one assist shy of a 20-20-20 — and his feed on a Murray layup marked his 6,000th career assist. (abcnews.com) The win extended Denver’s streak to four straight and pushed the Nuggets to 46-28; they sit tied with Minnesota for fourth in the Western Conference but hold the season-series tiebreaker. (abcnews.com) The scoring burst left Murray two points short of his career high of 55, a mark he set on Feb. 12, 2025. (profootballnetwork.com) Wednesday’s game came on the second night of a back-to-back — tipoff arrived about 16 hours after Denver landed back from Phoenix — with the Nuggets scheduled to host Utah later in the week. (espn.com)
