Is Jamal Murray playing tonight for the Denver Nuggets vs the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6?

On Thursday night, the Denver Nuggets will host a must-win Game 6 at Ball Arena against the Oklahoma City Thunder. With OKC holding a 3-2 series lead, Nikola Jokic and his teammates know there’s no room for error if they want to keep their Western Conference Finals hopes alive. In that context, all attention is focused on Jamal Murray.

The 28-year-old point guard has been a key contributor for Denver throughout their NBA playoff run, especially in the five previous games against the Thunder. However, his availability for tonight’s game is in doubt: the Nuggets listed Murray as “Questionable” on the latest injury report due to an illness.

While there are no further details about Jamal’s condition, it’s certainly a concerning development for coach David Adelman, who may be without one of his most important players just before a must-win game that will determine the team’s postseason fate.

Still, with a few hours remaining before tip-off at Ball Arena, there’s a good chance Murray will push to recover in time and take the court to help his team avoid elimination in Game 6.

Denver superstar Nikola Jokic

To truly understand the potential impact of the point guard’s absence on the Nuggets’ playoff hopes, it’s worth revisiting his performance during the Western Conference semifinals against Oklahoma City.

see also

Why do the Nuggets have ‘5280’ on their jerseys? Denver hosts Thunder in crucial Game 6

Jamal Murray has averaged 21.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.6 assists over the first five games of the series, consistently ranking among the team’s top three scorers—and even leading the way in their pivotal Game 3 win at Ball Arena.

However, Murray isn’t the only Denver player listed on Thursday afternoon’s injury report. Two other Nuggets are also sidelined: DaRon Holmes II, who is recovering from a right Achilles tendon injury, and Hunter Tyson, who is dealing with a right ankle sprain—both are officially listed as “Out.” Thunder’s Nikola Topic is in the same category following surgery on his left knee.