Nikola Jokic continues to miss games for the Denver Nuggets but his absence are hardly felt because the team still pull off miraculous victories. In the last one, his teammate had to turn into him. Jamal Murray has always been the second best player for them and against the Boston Celtics, he transformed himself into the world’s best.
Murray dished out 17 assists in the victory over the Celtics who before the game was the hottest in the league with their four straight wins. They were also 8-1 in their last nine games dating back to December 20.
The Nuggets guard’s previous career high in dimes is 16 and it happened just two three days ago when they were beaten by the Brooklyn Nets.
The internet is united in branding him a momentary Joker.
Jamal Murray when Jokic doesn’t play pic.twitter.com/gHd0yGiD4k
— Ravishing Rick Reed (@Negrodamus93) January 8, 2026
Bro just turned into a Jokic at point guard pic.twitter.com/LygnqmRK0J
— 2 (@HoodiiShai) January 8, 2026
Jamal Murray 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑺 the NBA in assists since Nikola Jokic’s injury 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PCv4ORp1Di
— DNVR Nuggets (@DNVR_Nuggets) January 8, 2026
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m looking at the box score and it appears that Jamal Murray had more assists than the entire Boston Celtics tonight. @DNVR_Nuggets pic.twitter.com/XCHxp0Jx3N
— Rhett Džonson (@PastorRhett) January 8, 2026
Jamal Murray has more assists tonight than SGA ever has had in his career…
This completely changes the MVP race pic.twitter.com/Lcker6AAK5
— The Lakers Daddy (@NugsGetBuckets) January 8, 2026
Jamal Murray wants to be an All-Star
Murray’s latest performances only strengthened his case to get his first All-Star nod, something he was previously uninterested.
He changed his tunes about the recognition. He wants to be in the ASG now and dream of achieving some more. However, clarifies that it is not his priority.
“Obviously, I’d love to be an All-Star, all-NBA, scoring champ, MVP. I want to be all of them, right?,” Murray said according to a post by Michael Grange of Sportsnet.
“But winning matters … if we win a championship but I don’t make an All-star … we win a championship …. that’s my mindset.”
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