Career best

Murray’s 50 is the best game of his career

Jamal Murray had 50 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists on 18 for 31 shooting in 43 minutes, but the Nuggets lost to the Jazz 129-⁠127.

His Performance Score of +24.3 is the best of his 315 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 50 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 2 more than his 48 against Boston on Nov. 5, 2018.

He scored 21 of his 50 in the fourth quarter. He went 4 for 6 at the rim, 4 for 8 from mid-range and 9 for 15 from 3. His 45 points from the field came on 31 shots, 13.4 more than the league scores from the same zones. Nikola Jokić set up 4 of his 18 baskets.

His old best, +21.6, was 39 points, 8 assists and 3 steals on 14 for 24 shooting in 31 minutes, a 131-⁠114 win at Memphis on Nov. 17.

It also ends the best four-game stretch of his career, +33.6 from Aug. 17 to 23, past +27.1 from Aug. 10 to 17.

The game

Nuggets 127, Jazz 129Away, Aug. 23, 2020, playoffsBox score and story ›

Jamal Murray

5-5 FT43:09 min

Points1st 82nd 103rd 114th 21

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Murray’s player page

Season high in points (50; his best before, 39). Season high in 3-pointers (9; his best before, 7). Before this game he averaged 18.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 59 regular-season games.

Shot making: 45 points from the field on 31 shots13.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer4th quarter, 1:34 leftchance to win 9.5% to 34%
Guarded by: O'Neale: 39 poss, 20 ptsIngles: 17 poss, 6 ptsGobert: 7 poss, 16 pts
He guarded: Ingles: 30 poss, 0 ptsClarkson: 16 poss, 2 ptsConley: 11 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 3.26 miles4.22 mph on average99 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection4 shots contested1 charge drawn3 loose balls3 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +24.375.3% true shooting32.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Aug. 23, 2020at UTA, playoffs	L 127-129	43	50	11	7	0	1	18-31	9-15	5-5	0	+5	+24.3
2	Nov. 17, 2019at MEM	W 131-114	31	39	4	8	3	1	14-24	7-12	4-4	0	+23	+21.6
3	Jan. 22, 2018vs POR	W 104-101	34	38	5	6	0	0	14-19	4-6	6-6	1	+11	+16.5
4	Dec. 29, 2018at PHX	W 122-118	40	46	6	8	0	1	16-24	9-11	5-6	5	+6	+15.8
5	Aug. 17, 2020vs UTA, playoffs	W 135-125	40	36	5	9	1	0	13-20	6-9	4-4	3	+16	+14.8

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Nuggets 131, Grizzlies 114Away, Nov. 17, 2019Box score and story ›

Jamal Murray

4-4 FT31:13 min

Points1st 162nd 103rd 134th 0

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Murray’s player page

Season high in points (39; his best before, 27). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 3). Season high in steals (3; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 17.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 11 regular-season games.

Shot making: 35 points from the field on 24 shots10.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 14-foot step-back jumper1st quarter, 10:54 leftchance to win 57% to 65%
Guarded by: Morant: 26 poss, 10 ptsJones: 15 poss, 4 ptsJackson: 6 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Morant: 27 poss, 3 ptsJones: 16 poss, 2 ptsJackson: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.48 miles4.50 mph on average81 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections2 shots contested3 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +21.675.7% true shooting35.2% usage