Draymond Green says Jamal Murray shifted from inconsistent to reliably strong in the playoffs. Murray's consistency matters as much as Nikola Jokic's play because it lets Denver spread scoring and keep offensive momentum going.
Jamal Murray had said something earlier in the playoffs.
I don't know how many times I gotta prove myself for y'all to believe in my game or believe in what I do.
When he said that, he then proceeded the next 2 games, I think, to play, like, have pretty rough go at it. Jamal Murray has completely changed that in these playoffs. Ain't no, like, he have 1 game and then 2, 3 bad ones, or it's now great game, great game, great game, maybe 1 mediocre in there, right back to it. The growth of Jamal Murray in these playoffs has actually been A, incredible, But B, as much of a key as Denver being as dominant as they've been in the playoffs as Joker has been, as much of a key for the Denver Nuggets. To me, it was very evident that, okay, y'all want to make Nikola score, not allow others to get involved. This is what we're doing. We're going heavy Jamal Murray, allow Jamal Murray to get Nikola involved, to get everyone else involved, and then start rolling from there.