Jamal “Blue Drill Press” Murray keeps having games like this that disguise the fact that he is shooting 30 percent from three on the season. I do not like being deceived in this manner. Nuggets fans, surely, have avoided the deception because they have to watch his bricks every game. I do not get that luxury. I only get to see the games where he does good.
He looks really good, though, when he looks good. Like tonight, though he was doing more damage in the paint than usual. The way he shoots it, it seems like he should never miss, but he does. Repeatedly. If Maple Curry can’t even hit 35 percent from deep, how is he ever going to hit 45 percent? These are the real questions, and only DownToBuck is man enough to ask them.