'I’ve never smiled in a loss before.” — MileHighBasketball's Jamal Murray after his return to the court Wednesday night via msinger
It didn’t matter that the Nuggets had gotten pummeled by an uninspiring Jazz unit, or that he’d been fairly inconsistent in his first game back since ACL surgery. What else did anyone expect after an 18-month layoff?
Murray was happy to have played 26 minutes, which amounted to the deepest he’d played into a game since returning, preseason or not. He didn’t mind going 5-of-13 from the field for only 12 points, or only managing just one assist in the Nuggets’ 123-102 season-opening loss. Though he wasn’t asked this directly, it probably didn’t even bother him that he was a team-worst minus-19 while he was on the floor.Murray was excited just to be back on the floor and feeling a raucous Utah crowd.
When he got on the court, veteran Jazz guard Mike Conley walked with him out of a timeout and told him how happy he was to see him healthy. It was the same reaction Murray’s gotten from a half-dozen other NBA players in opposing arenas throughout the preseason. Outside of the lines, NBA players consider the league a brotherhood.
Murray said it was good to see former Nuggets guard Malik Beasley, too, though the Jazz shooting guard didn’t have any extra words of encouragement for his friend.When Beasley drained a clutch 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, he spent a few extra seconds dancing on the 3-point line, while staring directly at Denver’s bench.
Murray took it in and embraced all of it. Whether it was jumping off his surgically-repaired knee, or sprinting down the floor to contest a breakaway transition opportunity, Murray didn’t hesitate. He sprung into passing lanes in the third quarter, when the Nuggets tried to erase a 22-point halftime deficit.Nuggets coach Michael Malone saw nothing from his star point guard that surprised him and cautioned that it would take time before he resembled anything close to his former self.
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