Murray’s 53 explosion
Jamal Murray erupted for 53 points in a wild late‑March showdown — a performance that dominated social highlights and recaps this week. The sequence-rich game also featured a Suns‑Nuggets finish where Jalen Green tied it, Murray pushed the lead, Booker answered, and Nikola Jokić iced it for Denver. (x.com) (youtube.com)
On March 25, 2026, Denver beat Dallas 142-135 as Jamal Murray delivered a 53-point performance at Ball Arena. (espn.com) Murray logged 41 minutes and shot 19‑of‑28 overall, going 9‑of‑14 from three and a perfect 6‑of‑6 from the free‑throw line; he had 33 points by halftime and produced a 14‑point stretch in the first half. (espn.com) Nikola Jokić finished that same night with 23 points, 21 rebounds and 19 assists — one assist shy of a 20/20/20 — and he reached a franchise milestone when he assisted Murray for a layup with 4:56 left. (espn.com) The night before, March 24 in Phoenix, Jokic hit a 12‑foot go‑ahead jumper with 11.5 seconds remaining to lift Denver to a 125-123 road win; Jokic finished that game with 23 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists while Devin Booker led the Suns with 22 points. (espn.com) Play‑by‑play accounts show the final sequence in Phoenix began with the score tied at 123 with roughly 29 seconds left, Murray ran the pick‑and‑roll to free Jokic, and Jokic converted from the left elbow with about 11.5 seconds on the clock. (milehighsports.com) Those back‑to‑back finishes — Jokic’s late winner in Phoenix on March 24 and Murray’s 53 in Denver on March 25 — moved the Nuggets to 46‑28 in the standings and extended their winning streak. (espn.com)
