Dave McMenamin: Wolves coach Chris Finch calls Jamal Murray throwing the heat pack onto the floor in the second quarter “inexcusable” and “dangerous.”
Source: Twitter @mcten
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Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Nikola Jokic reacts to Game 2, including Jamal Murray being frustrated
“I do not think I lost my emotions”
#NBAPlayoffs
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 4:56 AM
Nikola Jokic reacts to Game 2, including Jamal Murray being frustrated
“I do not think I lost my emotions”
#NBAPlayoffs
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 4:56 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: Jamal Murray should have received a technical foul — but not been ejected — for throwing a heating pad on the floor during the Nuggets’ Game 2 loss, according to crew chief Marc Davis bit.ly/4a5sShf – 3:16 AM
New story: Jamal Murray should have received a technical foul — but not been ejected — for throwing a heating pad on the floor during the Nuggets’ Game 2 loss, according to crew chief Marc Davis bit.ly/4a5sShf – 3:16 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
In consecutive series, the Timberwolves have taken apart Devin Booker and Jamal Murray, frustrating them and reducing them to bickering with officials for fouls that aren’t there. – 2:10 AM
In consecutive series, the Timberwolves have taken apart Devin Booker and Jamal Murray, frustrating them and reducing them to bickering with officials for fouls that aren’t there. – 2:10 AM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Karl-Anthony Towns when asked what it meant to have Chris Finch make this trip a few days out of surgery:
“It definitely meant a lot. Because for someone like me who just came off surgery on my knee, and it was nowhere near as major as his, I can imagine the doctor told him not… – 1:56 AM
Karl-Anthony Towns when asked what it meant to have Chris Finch make this trip a few days out of surgery:
“It definitely meant a lot. Because for someone like me who just came off surgery on my knee, and it was nowhere near as major as his, I can imagine the doctor told him not… – 1:56 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Chris Finch: “The goal has always been to put out a team that people like to cheer for. That doesn’t happen unless you play hard and it usually doesn’t happen unless you play defense and share the ball. We’re doing all those things right now.” – 1:49 AM
Chris Finch: “The goal has always been to put out a team that people like to cheer for. That doesn’t happen unless you play hard and it usually doesn’t happen unless you play defense and share the ball. We’re doing all those things right now.” – 1:49 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Chris Finch raving about Jaden McDaniels: “He hasn’t connected in the scoring column, but my God, he’s a +26. The other day he was a +23. He didn’t have a bucket. He’s got 5 points in the series and he’s a +50. It’s not about how you score, it’s about how you help your team win” – 1:48 AM
Chris Finch raving about Jaden McDaniels: “He hasn’t connected in the scoring column, but my God, he’s a +26. The other day he was a +23. He didn’t have a bucket. He’s got 5 points in the series and he’s a +50. It’s not about how you score, it’s about how you help your team win” – 1:48 AM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Michael Malone said he didn’t see Jamal Murray throw the heat pack on the floor, but did see the heat pack on the floor. He said he didn’t know about whether Murray would face possible discipline from the NBA – 12:49 AM
Michael Malone said he didn’t see Jamal Murray throw the heat pack on the floor, but did see the heat pack on the floor. He said he didn’t know about whether Murray would face possible discipline from the NBA – 12:49 AM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Nuggets coach Michael Malone said he didn’t see Jamal Murray throw the heating pack onto the court during live action and wouldn’t comment on possible punishment: “I knew a heating pack was on the floor but it was not in my field of vision.” – 12:48 AM
Nuggets coach Michael Malone said he didn’t see Jamal Murray throw the heating pack onto the court during live action and wouldn’t comment on possible punishment: “I knew a heating pack was on the floor but it was not in my field of vision.” – 12:48 AM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Michael Malone said the heat pack that came into the field of play wasn’t in his line of sight. He said he didn’t know Jamal Murray threw it – 12:47 AM
Michael Malone said the heat pack that came into the field of play wasn’t in his line of sight. He said he didn’t know Jamal Murray threw it – 12:47 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Wolves coach Chris Finch calls Jamal Murray throwing the heat pack onto the floor in the second quarter “inexcusable” and “dangerous.” – 12:47 AM
Wolves coach Chris Finch calls Jamal Murray throwing the heat pack onto the floor in the second quarter “inexcusable” and “dangerous.” – 12:47 AM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Chris Finch said Jamal Murray’s throwing a heat pack onto the floor during live action was “inexcusable” and “dangerous.” – 12:47 AM
Chris Finch said Jamal Murray’s throwing a heat pack onto the floor during live action was “inexcusable” and “dangerous.” – 12:47 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Wolves coach Chris Finch calls Jamal Murray throwing the heat pack onto the floor in the second half “inexcusable” and “dangerous.” – 12:46 AM
Wolves coach Chris Finch calls Jamal Murray throwing the heat pack onto the floor in the second half “inexcusable” and “dangerous.” – 12:46 AM
Mark Deeks @MarkDeeksNBA
Maybe the Timberwolves really did find a fun Jamal Murray quirk that’s incredibly exploitable. – 12:41 AM
Maybe the Timberwolves really did find a fun Jamal Murray quirk that’s incredibly exploitable. – 12:41 AM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Chris Finch on the team’s defensive effort tonight. pic.twitter.com/hNin1s8m4z – 12:40 AM
Chris Finch on the team’s defensive effort tonight. pic.twitter.com/hNin1s8m4z – 12:40 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Did Jamal Murray gesture toward the official with a money sign? 🫣
Two months ago, Rudy Gobert incurred a $100,000 fine for making a gesture resembling that towards the officials.
pic.twitter.com/Ww4LhwVsnB – 12:31 AM
Did Jamal Murray gesture toward the official with a money sign? 🫣
Two months ago, Rudy Gobert incurred a $100,000 fine for making a gesture resembling that towards the officials.
pic.twitter.com/Ww4LhwVsnB – 12:31 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Jamal Murray this playoffs:
37.5 FG%
29.4 3P% pic.twitter.com/I6bKglITYx – 12:27 AM
Jamal Murray this playoffs:
37.5 FG%
29.4 3P% pic.twitter.com/I6bKglITYx – 12:27 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Jamal Murray tonight:
— More turnovers than field goals
— More heat packs thrown than threes pic.twitter.com/ADTlqchIxq – 12:21 AM
Jamal Murray tonight:
— More turnovers than field goals
— More heat packs thrown than threes pic.twitter.com/ADTlqchIxq – 12:21 AM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Skeptical the NBA will suspend Jamal Murray from a playoff game for throwing the heat pad onto the floor. But that Reggie Jackson injury–which looked pretty bad–looms large if they do. – 12:13 AM
Skeptical the NBA will suspend Jamal Murray from a playoff game for throwing the heat pad onto the floor. But that Reggie Jackson injury–which looked pretty bad–looms large if they do. – 12:13 AM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
At this point, the two game-winners are saving it from being an all-time bad Jamal Murray playoff run statistically. – 11:55 PM
At this point, the two game-winners are saving it from being an all-time bad Jamal Murray playoff run statistically. – 11:55 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Just a disaster of a night for Jamal Murray. NAW with another strip in transition. – 11:53 PM
Just a disaster of a night for Jamal Murray. NAW with another strip in transition. – 11:53 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
chris finch is gonna be flipping bowls on his head while riding a unicycle with the way his team is playing – 11:29 PM
chris finch is gonna be flipping bowls on his head while riding a unicycle with the way his team is playing – 11:29 PM
Tony Mejia @MejiaDinero
It’s pretty clear the Nuggets have lost Game 2, but how they respond in 2H is going to go a long way in deciding how the rest of this series goes. I need to see some championship mettle. Jamal Murray needs a big 3Q. – 11:16 PM
It’s pretty clear the Nuggets have lost Game 2, but how they respond in 2H is going to go a long way in deciding how the rest of this series goes. I need to see some championship mettle. Jamal Murray needs a big 3Q. – 11:16 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Here’s where it starts: Jamal Murray has nothing because of his calf injury, and the Timberwolves have realized that and pounced. It snowballed from there playing against this caliber of defense. You take Murray out of the equation and the Nuggets aren’t the Nuggets. – 11:10 PM
Here’s where it starts: Jamal Murray has nothing because of his calf injury, and the Timberwolves have realized that and pounced. It snowballed from there playing against this caliber of defense. You take Murray out of the equation and the Nuggets aren’t the Nuggets. – 11:10 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Wrote after 1st round about Chris Finch extolling importance of finding an “identity” and how the Timberwolves needed all last season to get it. (Mixed in some Rockets references.) houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-n… This defense, toughness tonight is demonstrating what he was talking about. – 11:07 PM
Wrote after 1st round about Chris Finch extolling importance of finding an “identity” and how the Timberwolves needed all last season to get it. (Mixed in some Rockets references.) houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-n… This defense, toughness tonight is demonstrating what he was talking about. – 11:07 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Anthony Edwards just drives right around Aaron Gordon for 2, and the Wolves lead 54-30 with 3:24 to play. Ant is up to 12. KAT has 20. Jamal Murray is 1-for-9. – 10:56 PM
Anthony Edwards just drives right around Aaron Gordon for 2, and the Wolves lead 54-30 with 3:24 to play. Ant is up to 12. KAT has 20. Jamal Murray is 1-for-9. – 10:56 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Denver’s biggest issue right now is that Jamal Murray has to play defense on that left calf, and Minnesota knows it, and they are putting him in every single action on every single possession… – 10:49 PM
Denver’s biggest issue right now is that Jamal Murray has to play defense on that left calf, and Minnesota knows it, and they are putting him in every single action on every single possession… – 10:49 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
After going 0-for-5 in the first half of Game 1, Jamal Murray started Game 2 going 0-for-6 before getting a bucket to go.
Halfway through the 2nd Q and the Nuggets are in disarray, shooting 34.4% with 7 turnovers.
MIN up 43-26. – 10:48 PM
After going 0-for-5 in the first half of Game 1, Jamal Murray started Game 2 going 0-for-6 before getting a bucket to go.
Halfway through the 2nd Q and the Nuggets are in disarray, shooting 34.4% with 7 turnovers.
MIN up 43-26. – 10:48 PM
Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
Jamal Murray at way less than 100 percent is manageable against Austin Reaves, way less manageable against Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jaden McDaniels. – 10:45 PM
Jamal Murray at way less than 100 percent is manageable against Austin Reaves, way less manageable against Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jaden McDaniels. – 10:45 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Jamal Murray just wasted those final 6 seconds of that possession. – 10:33 PM
Jamal Murray just wasted those final 6 seconds of that possession. – 10:33 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Michael Malone is HEATED during this break in action, crossing the court to get into it with the referee, presumably over the offensive foul on Karl-Anthony Towns that wasn’t called the last possession when he collided with Jamal Murray.
Surprisingly, no tech on Malone. – 10:25 PM
Michael Malone is HEATED during this break in action, crossing the court to get into it with the referee, presumably over the offensive foul on Karl-Anthony Towns that wasn’t called the last possession when he collided with Jamal Murray.
Surprisingly, no tech on Malone. – 10:25 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: Rudy Gobert is out for Game 2 after the birth of his first child. “The timing of his circumstances, plus some weather made it really tough [for Gobert to make it back to Denver],” Wolves coach Chris Finch said. es.pn/3Uykhy9 – 9:59 PM
New story: Rudy Gobert is out for Game 2 after the birth of his first child. “The timing of his circumstances, plus some weather made it really tough [for Gobert to make it back to Denver],” Wolves coach Chris Finch said. es.pn/3Uykhy9 – 9:59 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Chris Finch: “Last time I sat in the second row I was an assistant coach here in Denver. … kind of could avoid Coach Malone’s wrath.” – 8:33 PM
Chris Finch: “Last time I sat in the second row I was an assistant coach here in Denver. … kind of could avoid Coach Malone’s wrath.” – 8:33 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Chris Finch said the team looked into having Gobert here. The windy weather played a role in preventing that, Finch said. – 8:33 PM
Chris Finch said the team looked into having Gobert here. The windy weather played a role in preventing that, Finch said. – 8:33 PM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Rudy Gobert is out for Game 2 in Denver after the birth of his child, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch says.
More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com – 8:31 PM
Rudy Gobert is out for Game 2 in Denver after the birth of his child, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch says.
More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com – 8:31 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Chris Finch on Rudy Gobert: “He’s out. He will not be here.” pic.twitter.com/epTcSomQMu – 8:31 PM
Chris Finch on Rudy Gobert: “He’s out. He will not be here.” pic.twitter.com/epTcSomQMu – 8:31 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch says Rudy Gobert (birth of child) will be OUT for Game 2 against Denver – 8:31 PM
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch says Rudy Gobert (birth of child) will be OUT for Game 2 against Denver – 8:31 PM
Katy Winge @katywinge
Rudy Gobert is officially out tonight. He will not be at the arena, per Chris Finch – 8:30 PM
Rudy Gobert is officially out tonight. He will not be at the arena, per Chris Finch – 8:30 PM
Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
Rudy Gobert is out for tonight’s game, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch says. – 8:30 PM
Rudy Gobert is out for tonight’s game, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch says. – 8:30 PM
Katy Winge @katywinge
I asked Jamal Murray and his growing relationship with Michael Porter Jr and how he has learned to set him up for success.
“He’s one of the best shooters I’ve ever seen.”
“Trying to get him going early is my key. When his man can’t help, it’s tough.” pic.twitter.com/c3fxusoFR3 – 2:31 PM
I asked Jamal Murray and his growing relationship with Michael Porter Jr and how he has learned to set him up for success.
“He’s one of the best shooters I’ve ever seen.”
“Trying to get him going early is my key. When his man can’t help, it’s tough.” pic.twitter.com/c3fxusoFR3 – 2:31 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Lowest FG% by a player with 20+ PPG this playoffs:
40.3 — Jamal Murray
40.5 — Luka Doncic
41.6 — Jayson Tatum
They still have a combined 12-5 record. pic.twitter.com/Wb2FnaveG7 – 1:42 PM
Lowest FG% by a player with 20+ PPG this playoffs:
40.3 — Jamal Murray
40.5 — Luka Doncic
41.6 — Jayson Tatum
They still have a combined 12-5 record. pic.twitter.com/Wb2FnaveG7 – 1:42 PM
More on this storyline
Christopher Hine: Official Marc Davis issues comments to a pool reporter about the Jamal Murray heat pad throw: pic.twitter.com/7P5WrsRT9K -via Twitter @ChristopherHine / May 7, 2024
Dave McMenamin: Nuggets guard Jamal Murray left without speaking to reporters, according to a team spokesperson. -via Twitter @mcten / May 7, 2024
Dave McMenamin: Jamal Murray came into this series as one of the premier playoff performers in the league, with a 24.7 ppg career postseason scoring average compared to 17.5 ppg in the regular season. Through the first seven quarters vs. MIN, he has 25 pts on 9-of-29 shooting. -via Twitter @mcten / May 7, 2024
