CLEVELAND -- Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray became the first player in NBA history to score 50 points without attempting a free throw in Friday night's 120-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Murray didn't need any freebies to set a new regular-season career high, making 21 of 25 shots while canning 8 of his 10 3-pointers.
His 84 percent mark from the field is second only to Wilt Chamberlain for the highest percentage in a 50-point game in the shot-clock era, according to ESPN's Stat and Information.
With the Cavs still hanging around in the fourth, Murray made three 3-pointers in 65 seconds to push Denver's lead to 21.