While Michael Porter Jr. suffered a relapse, to the point that we should not see him on the field again this season, Jamal Murray’s recovery is going smoothly, and all of Denver hopes that he will be the perfect joker for attack the playoffs. Listening to Mike Malone, the ball would even be in the player’s court.
“I don’t think it makes sense to say, ‘We won’t play him again. Who knows what can happen? » asks the Nuggets coach. “A lot of crazy things can happen in the remaining six games, same in the playoffs. With the end of the regular season, the week dedicated to the play-in, then the start of the playoffs… Before, the playoffs started after the regular season. »
Find the right time to come back
Clearly, there is still time before deciding, and it is not the end of the regular season that will decide.
“I don’t think we have to make any final decisions now because it’s not a 1500 meters with four laps and that’s it” continues Mike Malone. “We have no idea where the finish line is. Until we have a better idea, let’s leave all the options on the table and see what happens day by day. »
One thing is certain, Jamal Murray will have his say. Nearly a year after his knee injury, the leader of the Nuggets accompanies the team, and participates in the warm-up. He is not content to stay on the bench, in civilian clothes.
“It’s a complicated time to come back because every game is so important” reminds the coach. “So you have to find a balance between trying to reintegrate a player and knowing that every game counts. It’s a difficult dynamic to balance. But if Jamal Murray says to me: ‘Coach, I’m ready, I would like to play’ and he has been cleared to play, then we will find a solution. »
| Tirs | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Nikola Jokic | 69 | 33.2 | 57.6 | 34.5 | 81.1 | 2.8 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 26.3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 70 | 31.4 | 51.2 | 31.6 | 74.0 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 14.7 |
| Will Barton | 66 | 31.8 | 43.7 | 36.0 | 79.7 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 14.7 |
| Monte Morris | 70 | 29.8 | 48.7 | 39.8 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
| Jeff Green | 71 | 24.8 | 52.1 | 31.9 | 83.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| Michael Porter, Jr. | 9 | 29.4 | 35.9 | 20.8 | 55.6 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
| Bones Hyland | 63 | 18.5 | 39.9 | 37.9 | 83.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 9.7 |
| Demarcus Cousins | 25 | 14.5 | 43.7 | 31.7 | 73.0 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| Bryn Forbes | 32 | 17.5 | 42.2 | 40.2 | 90.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 40 | 16.8 | 53.7 | 48.7 | 61.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| Jamychal Green | 62 | 16.1 | 47.6 | 27.0 | 87.4 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 6.5 |
| Austin Rivers | 61 | 22.0 | 41.8 | 34.6 | 72.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| P.j. Dozier | 18 | 18.9 | 36.4 | 31.2 | 76.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 63 | 18.6 | 36.4 | 30.2 | 76.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 5.2 |
| Vlatko Cancar | 14 | 10.9 | 56.4 | 58.3 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Of that Reed | 42 | 13.3 | 48.6 | 41.6 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| Markus Howard | 29 | 5.1 | 37.8 | 43.3 | 86.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| bol bol | 14 | 5.8 | 55.6 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Rayjon Tucker | 3 | 9.8 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| James Ennis | 3 | 4.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Petr Cornelie | 13 | 2.9 | 33.3 | 12.5 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Carlik Jones | 2 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
