All it took was one defensive miscommunication to further underscore the Nuggets’ injury issues.
Jamal Murray and Torrey Craig got tangled up on a screen in the first quarter of Monday’s win over San Antonio. On the play, Murray reaggravated his right ankle injury. The pain nearly kept him from playing in the second half.
“It was one of those things where I played through so much pain, but sometimes it’s just like, I don’t even want to play through any pain no more, let me just sit it out,” Murray said.
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That would’ve been devastating to the Nuggets’ comeback hopes, as they fell behind by 23 points in the third quarter then rallied behind Murray and Paul Millsap for their fourth consecutive win.