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Jamal Murray

Guard · Denver Nuggets · #27

Last: @ Phoenix Suns · Tipped off 10:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / G
Points per game22.54 games
Rebounds per game5.04 games
Assists per game5.84 games
Threes per game4.04 games
Minutes per game38.54 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average22.5
4 games · 4 with data
6
42
19
23
OKCOct 22
NOOct 24
GSOct 26
NOOct 28
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-28.

The Edge

Role and usage

Murray's profile stands out most on potential assists per game (98th percentile) and usage rate (80th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game38.5 min
100th percentile of 292 players
Usage rate23.7%
80th percentile of 292 players
True shooting59.6%
60th percentile of 292 players
Touches per game75.8
96th percentile of 307 players
Time of possession per game6.0 min
94th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game16.5
93rd percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game14.0
98th percentile of 307 players
Pull-up attempts per game7.5
95th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring2.0 pts
6.8 clutch minutes per game · 1 game
First basket rate—
4 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection
Our pick

No active pick on Jamal Murray.

Our graded record on him: 3-3-0 · see every pick below.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Recorded line 24.5 · Points · as of Oct 28

24.5
6
42
19
23
PHX
OKCOct 22
NOOct 24
GSOct 26
NOOct 28
PHXnext
Over 1 of 4 · 25%Under 3 of 42026-27 season vs current line 24.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
24.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 24.5

home, away, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 68 FGA

Where he scores

41% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 39%, 5.0 percentage points above the league rate there.

  • Restricted area64%level with league21% of attempts · 14 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers47%▲ 12.8 vs league50% of attempts · 34 FGA
  • Mid-range18%▼ 21.8 vs league16% of attempts · 11 FGA · small sample
41%39% FG7%80% FG2%100% FG16%18% FG13%44% FG21%64% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area21% / 29%9 of 14 · 64% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)13% / 19%4 of 9 · 44% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range16% / 10%2 of 11 · 18% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 37% / 6%4 of 5 · 80% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 32% / 5%1 of 1 · 100% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 341% / 31%11 of 28 · 39% FG against 34% for the league

Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.

Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 10:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Dillon Brooks has guarded him most: 37.3 partial possessions, 10 points on 2 of 4.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Phoenix Suns: the 30th-best defense at a slow pace; about average against guards on points.

Defensive rating124.5
30th-best defense · soft
Pace98.7 poss
slow · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating111.6
16th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards12.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.5 per game
average · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.2 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards1.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards19.3 per game
average · per game vs guards

Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 328 guard-games against PHX · team ratings over 3 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

3 meetings on record: 22.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists per game (last on Mar 24). The vs PHX window above shows each game.

PHX injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 14.7 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 80 min0.0
    Off · 21 min-14.7
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 80 min107.2
    Off · 21 min95.9
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 80 min107.2
    Off · 21 min110.6

Points per 100 possessions · 2 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

Fewer than 5 games with DEN this season, so last season (2025-26) is used.

  • With24.8 · 69 games
    Without27.8 · 12 games
  • Bruce Brownsmall sample without
    With25.3 · 81 games
    Without— · 0 games
  • With24.3 · 59 games
    Without27.8 · 22 games

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Game log

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hit rates by window

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hustle

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Lineup splits

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Matchup

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Next game

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Prop hit rates

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Recent form

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Role and usage

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Shot profile

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

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Observations through 2026-10-30.