Stanley Cranky, owner of the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), received a warm hug on the 13th (Korean time) at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, his home.
In the 5th game of the 2022-2023 season championship match (7 out of 4 wins), they beat the Miami Heat 94-89 and won the 4th win. went
“Thank you for being patient with me. We did it.”
Among them, the scene where the head hugged the owner of Cranky tightly and conveyed such a greeting was captured on the local relay screen.
Murray was very active with an average of 21.4 points, 10 assists and 6.2 rebounds in 5 games in the championship game.
He averaged 30.2 points, 14 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game, pairing the Denver offense with Nicola Jokic, who was voted MVP of the championship.
Denver is the first team in NBA history to record more than 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in both teams participating in the championship game.
Murray was an indispensable player in the process of Denver’s championship game.
In the 2022-2023 season, he played in all 20 playoff (PO) games, posting 26.1 points and 7.1 assists in each game, and was responsible for Denver’s outer attack.
In the Los Angeles (LA) Lakers and Western Conference finals, he exploded an average of 32.5 points, standing tall as the main player in winning all four series.
In particular, in the second game, he scored 37 points, including 23 points in the fourth quarter alone, leading to a 108-102 victory.
Without the head, the burden on Jokichi, the engine of Denver’s offense, would have increased.
In fact, Denver, led by Jokic last season, met the winning team Golden State in the first round of PO and was eliminated with 1 win and 4 losses.
Yokichi showed his strength, averaging 31 points, 13.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 5 games, but alone was not enough to overcome a strong team aiming for the championship.
In this respect, Denver’s victory this season is also a ‘victory of patience’ maintained by the club’s leadership.
Murray injured his knee on April 19, 2021 against Golden State.
It was a serious injury that ruptured the cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Due to this injury, Murray missed the entire 2021-2022 season, as well as PO for the 2020-2021 season.
It was only in the away game against the Utah Jazz, the opening match of the 2022-2023 season, that he was able to return to the court after 555 days.
Murray, who felt the seriousness of the injury right after he was injured, was frustrated by tears in front of Denver coach Mike Malone.
After winning Game 3 of the Western Finals against the Lakers on the 21st of last month, Malone confessed to local reporters, “At that time, Murray asked, ‘Are you going to trade me? I’m hurt and now it’s my turn to be traded?'”
“I replied, ‘It’s not like that. You’re a member of our team and I love you. I’ll help you come back. You’ll be a better player,'” he said.먹튀검증
Wearing a cap to commemorate his victory, he stood on the podium in the middle of the ball arena, and as his eyes turned red, cheers and applause of encouragement from home fans filled the hall.
His head fluttered and he expressed his feeling of victory.
“It just feels amazing. You know the blood, sweat and tears we went through to get here. Everyone here, everyone standing on this court, believed in me, and I (that we can go back) I believed.”
Murray was named 7th overall in the 2016 rookie draft and played only in Denver.
This win is Denver’s first achievement in 56 years since its founding in 1967.
Denver, which started as a team belonging to the American Basketball Association (ABA) and has competed in the NBA since 1976, advanced to the championship game for the first time this season and even managed to win the championship.