Jamal Murray Of Denver Nuggets Joins Elite Canadian Company As NBA Champion
etcanada.comCanadian guard Jamal Murray scored 14 points while adding another eight assists and eight rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets top the Miami Heat 94-89 to win their first NBA title and put the Kitchener, Ont.
in some elite company. “I envisioned this as a young ‘un growing up, so, I say as long as I stuck with the same mentality that I had growing up that I would have, I’ll be in the right spot,” Murray said in an interview the NBA posted to Twitter. “I had to keep saying my prayers, keep putting in the work and everything would take care of itself.” It took the Nuggets just five games to defeat the Heat as star centre Nikola Jokic led the charge once again recording 28 points and 16 rebounds in the win.
View link » Jokic and Murray were a dynamic duo throughout the playoffs, even setting an NBA record in Game 3 of the Finals, as they became the first teammates to record a triple double (double digits in three stat categories) in one game.
They were also the first pair to record average at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in a single postseason. Murray, who grew up in Kitchener, spent time at Grand River Collegiate Institute before moving on to basketball powerhouse Orangeville Prep where he would play with another future NBA player, Thon Maker.
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