DENVER — Four games into his Denver Nuggets tenure, Jamal Murray had launched 16 shots from the field. Every single one—even the seven coming without a defender within four feet, per NBA.com—failed to find twine.
After he missed his first look against the Detroit Pistons on Nov. 5, he had officially begun his NBA career 0-of-17 and could have hung his head. He could have allowed his shooting woes to sink his confidence and plague him throughout his rookie season.
Instead, he's begun to break out, compartmentalizing his poor performances and refusing to dwell on the not-so-distant past.
"When you look at the play of Jamal Murray of late, it's really exciting," Denver head coach Mike Malone said before a Nov. 16 contest with the Phoenix Suns. "You look at his numbers ever since he got over that 0-for-17 start ... he's been really good."
How could it not be exciting? At that point, the first-year guard was coming off an impressive 18-point showing against the Portland Trail Blazers, in which he'd managed to drill a quartet of three-pointers during the game's final 32 seconds:&nb ...
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Jamal Murray Overcoming Rough Start for Denver Nuggets
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