Jamal Murray had 53 points (19-of-28 FGs, 6-of-6 FTs), six rebounds, four assists and nine three-pointers in the Nuggets’ 142-135 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday.
Murray went off in what was an historic game for him and teammate Nikola Jokic. In what was the Nuggets’ 400th victory with the duo, Murray had 53 points and Jokic had a 23/21/19 triple-double. The 29-year-old point guard had 33 points in the first half in what was his fourth career 50-point game. The Nuggets still have two more games this week with a matchup against the Jazz on Friday up next.