It wasn’t quite the “flu game,” but Jamal Murray’s performance on Thursday against the Thunder was pretty close.
Before Game 6, reports surfaced that Murray was questionable for the do-or-die game for the Nuggets. Interim coach David Adelman said he was “definitely sick,” and Murray was only cleared to play about 45 minutes before tipoff.
Murray was able to survive the first five minutes, and after he settled into the game, he turned in a vintage performance. The point guard scored 25 points and had seven assists and eight rebounds to help Denver force a Game 7 vs. OKC with a 119-107 win.
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Murray was the second-leading scorer for Denver in the regular season behind Nikola Jokic, and he’s been the Nuggets’ No. 2 scorer in the playoffs with 22.3 points, 5.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. Denver had to have Murray in this game, and he somehow pulled through.
Here’s a look at Murray’s stats from Game 6.
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Jamal Murray stats vs. Thunder Game 6
Murray finished with 25 points, seven assists, and eight rebounds. It was a clutch performance while battling through illness, as he routinely came up big while Denver’s other non-Jokic contributors, such as Aaron Gordon (5 points), Michael Porter Jr. (10 points), and Russell Westbrook (8 points) struggled early.Â
OKC jumped out to a first-half lead, but Murray, Jokic (29-14-8), and Christian Braun (23 points) helped keep things close before Julian Strawther (15 points) chipped in during a second-half run that saw the Thunder pull away for good.
Here are Murray’s final stats from his clutch Game 6:
| FG | 3PT | FT | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | Pts |
| 9-19 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
Jamal Murray highlights vs. ThunderÂ
Murray started off his night hot, draining a three plus the foul to help the set tone for Denver in an elimination game.
Jamal Murray opens up the Nuggets’ shooting with a 4-PT PLAY 💪
(via @NBATV)pic.twitter.com/241V1to61Y
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 16, 2025
In the second quarter, however, Murray looked like he was still feeling sick. He was shown on the ESPN broadcast sitting on the bench with his head in a towel.
JAMAL MURRAY FLU GAME FORCES GAME 7 🤒😤
25 PTS
8 REB
7 AST
42 MINLeft it all on the court 🙌 pic.twitter.com/pqnl0T2q4b
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 16, 2025
Murray started to heat up in the second half, helping the Nuggets dominate in the third quarter to swing the game’s momentum in their favor. Denver closed it out in the fourth to send the series back to Oklahoma City.
Jamal. Murray. 😤 pic.twitter.com/L5f862QHsb
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 16, 2025
Murray was asked postgame if there was any way he wasn’t going to play tonight. His response:
“Absolutely not.”
Jamal Murray on whether there was any chance he didn’t play tonight 🥶 pic.twitter.com/84QEfFuYZj
— ESPN (@espn) May 16, 2025
