He averaged 41.8 minutes per game and ranked first in the league! His performance represents the Nuggets upper limit!

The Nuggets escaped from life and death and dragged the game into the tiebreak. In addition to Jokic and Strauser on the bench, Jamal Murray's contribution was underestimated. So how important is he to the Nuggets? This issue of the column will help you understand through in-depth data analysis.

Whenever people mention the Nuggets, the first thing that comes to mind is Jokic. Indeed, Jokic still maintains averaging averaging triple-double even during the playoffs. But at the same time, Murray averages up to 41.8 minutes per game. If Jokic is overused and consumed, then Murray has taken a step further on Jokic, and Murray has not disappointed the coach's trust. He has made a very high contribution per game.

From the perspective of basic data, Murray is completely behind Jokic. Of course, no one will question Murray's identity as the second in command of the Nuggets, but the Nuggets' offensive system is not as good as the basic data. Murray is responsible for other tasks to some extent:

Murray's average round-occupation time during the playoffs was 6.8 seconds, 5.5 seconds ahead of Jokic, which means that Murray has the most ball-holding time in the Nuggets;

At the same time, Murray's non-assistance rate also reached the 7 main players who averaged more than 10 minutes per game. The highest among them, and the score is assisted by assists, which means that Murray can not only receive the pass of his teammates to complete the score, but also manage the ball to complete the score. In comparison, Murray's independent ball and singles score is also the most common among the Nuggets' main players;

Although Murray's assist rate is lower than Jokic, most of the Nuggets' offenses started with Murray. Murray holds the ball and looks for scoring or assist opportunities, of course, also includes pick-and-roll with Jokic. If there is no offensive opportunity, Murray will also hand the ball to Jokic in a considerable proportion, and Jokic will start to sort out the offense at a high position. Jokic's two-man turn will naturally become the Nuggets' main offensive initiation system.

, and Jomur's pick-and-roll score has indeed exerted strong power. Murray chose to start the attack in 33.9% of the rounds, and naturally most of them were completed with Jokic. Murray's offense score of 1.12 points per pick-and-roll. Among the 20 players who use the most pick-and-roll, Murray's pick-and-roll score ranks second in each pick-and-roll score, second only to Mitchell, the Cavaliers' Mitchell. Such pick-and-roll attack is also very efficient and naturally has become one of the most confident tactics of the Nuggets. Murray is difficult to replace when launching a pick-and-roll attack.

Murray, who can catch and shoot, hold the ball and score efficiently, also has a very positive presence. When Murray is not on the court, the Nuggets' offensive efficiency is the lowest 76.2, while when Murray is present, the Nuggets' offensive efficiency is improved to 115.1 tied with Gordon, which means that when Murray is present, the Nuggets' offensive efficiency will be improved by 38.9. This improvement effect is ranked first in the Nuggets' main force. Therefore, although Murray seems mediocre, his contribution to the Nuggets is very important.

Then is Murray free of flaws? The answer is no. People have the impression of Mr. Murray, but at critical moments of the playoffs this season, Murray averaged points and hit percentages in both games are undercover. Although there are reasons for playing for too long and spending too much, it is hard to be excellent at such critical moments.

In addition, although Murray can perform well in tough battles, he is difficult to save the team from fire. When the team is behind the opponent in the playoffs, Murray's usage rate, that is, the mobile phone consumed, will decrease. Combined with the real hit rate after three-pointers and free throws, the team is lower than when leading the opponent.

This means that Murray in the playoffs this season was not as good as the team's downwind. Simply put, Murray shot more and accurate when the team led, and Murray shot less and iron when the team fell behind.

Although such characteristics give people a sense of unreliability, once the Nuggets reverse the momentum, Murray has more hope to stabilize this advantage. Therefore, Murray's performance very much determines the upper limit of the Nuggets, and the upper limit determines how far the Nuggets can go.