DENVER — Four games into his Denver Nuggets tenure, Jamal Murray had launched 16 shots from the field. Every single one—even the seven coming without a defender within four feet, per NBA.com—failed to find twine.
After he missed his first look against the Detroit Pistons on Nov. 5, he had officially begun his NBA career 0-of-17 and could have hung his head. He could have allowed his shooting woes to sink his confidence and plague him throughout his rookie season.
Instead, he's begun to break out, compartmentalizing his poor performances and refusing to dwell on the not-so-distant past.