Murray was the best he’s been all season in a 118-99 Nuggets win over the Mavericks, piling on 32 of his 45 points in the first ... causing Malone to defend his point guard after the win ...

In that game, however, Boston only shot 29.5 percent from beyond the three-point line, which is uncharacteristic of the defending champions. Unfortunately, that number is on-par with how they have ...

Murray did not hear O'Neal's pregame challenge, but he still went off, dropping 45 points with two rebounds and six assists. He was also on fire from beyond the arc, going 5-for-9 from 3 point range.

With the Nuggets playing the rival Dallas Mavericks on the road on TNT, Murray dropped a hyper-efficient 45 points on 18-of-26 shooting. He had a 19-point first quarter and a 32-point first half ...

Furthermore, with his fourth career 45-point game, he eclipsed every Nuggets guard in history for most such outings. Murray joins Jokić, Iverson and Van Exel as the only @nuggets to drop 30+ in ...

Denver Nuggets (24-15, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -2.5; over/under is 232 BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts the Houston Rockets after Jamal ...

In 33 games this season, Murray is averaging 19.8 points, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 38.1 percent from the three-point line. Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking ...