This much is for certain: the Nuggets wouldn't be a win away from their first NBA title without guard Jamal Murray.
Murray, playing some of the most complete basketball of his career, is averaging 23.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 10.5 assists through the first four games of the NBA Finals. In Game 3, he burned the Heat for a triple double with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists—becoming, along with center Nikola Jokić, part of the first pair of teammates to record 30-point triple doubles in any NBA game.
However, Hall of Fame forward Paul Pierce went a step further in his praise Friday.
