The Denver Nuggets have listed star guard Jamal Murray as questionable due to illness before Thursday night’s critical Game 6 against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Nuggets trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series to the top-seeded Thunder.
Fourth-seeded Denver already has issues with depth, and Murray was among three players who played at least 42 minutes in the Nuggets’ 112-105 loss to the host Oklahoma City in Game 5 on Tuesday.
Murray scored 13 points in the third quarter but was 1-for-6 as the team shot 6-for-27 in the fourth quarter and was outscored 34-19 to blow the lead and the game.
The 28-year-old finished with 28 points on 10-of-27 shooting and is averaging 22.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 41.8 minutes in 12 playoff games. Murray averaged 21.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 36.1 minutes in 67 games (all starts) during the regular season.
The Nuggets selected him with the seventh overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. His career averages are 18.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 31.3 minutes in 536 regular-season games (462 starts). He helped lead Denver to the league championship in 2023 with NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic, a three-time league MVP and seven-time All-Star.
