By the time Friday afternoon rolled around, Jamal Murray already had two workouts under his belt (on Thursday) and had gone through a shootaround (on Friday).
It meant that just two days after Murray, the Nuggets’ starting point guard, was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol, he was essentially ready to return to action. After warming up prior to the game, it was official, Murray was available to play.
He started. And played one of his best games of the season with 30 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including five 3-pointers in the Nuggets’ loss to the Suns.