Lakers-Nuggets Injury Report Game 5: Massive Scare rocks both camps, as Nuggets Star Jamal Murray and two(2) Lineup Starters Listed as Questionable for Game 5
Murray is coming off another impressive regular season where he averaged 21.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 48.1% from the field and 42.5% from the three-point range in 59 games.
The Nuggets are the second seed in the Western Conference and had a 57-25 record.
They currently have a 3-1 lead in the series, so the Lakers are on the verge of elimination.
Most recently, the Lakers beat the Nuggets by a score of 119-108.
Murray finished with 22 points, six rebounds, five assists and one block while shooting 9/23 from the field and 0/4 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.
The Lakers were led by four-time NBA Champion LeBron James, who had 30 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block while shooting 14/23 from the field and 0/2 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.
Game 6 of the series would be on Thursday evening in Los Angeles, California.
Whoever wins the series will advance to the second round and face off against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (who swept the Phoenix Suns).
Will the Purple and Gold be able to capitalize on some injury luck in their ongoing 2-7 first round Western Conference playoff matchup against the Denver Nuggets?
Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN, star Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray has strained his left calf, and is merely considered questionable to suit up for tonight’s Game 5 in Denver. The Nuggets lead Los Angeles 3-1 in the series, and had run off to a seemingly insurmountable 3-0 start (no team in NBA history has ever rallied from that big a deficit).
The 6’4″ Kentucky product is Denver’s second-most important player, beyond mega-star center Nikola Jokic, who’s likely to win his third MVP in four seasons at some point this postseason. Murray’s passing and clutch shooting have been an imperative release valve for the team’s offense, giving it a dimensionality it would lack of only Jokic quarterbacked the club’s attack.
Across four games in the series thus far, Murray’s averaging 21.5 points on a patchy slash line of .380/.208/.846, 7.3 assists, five rebounds and 1.3 blocks a night, across 39.5 minutes per bout.
Losing Murray at this juncture in the series, with Los Angeles gaining momentum after a commanding Game 4 victory, would be a pretty destablizing moment. His backup, Reggie Jackson, also has an injury, as he’s dealing with a left ankle sprain, but Jackson is at least considered probable to suit up.
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