DENVER — Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray ‘s playing status is in jeopardy for Game 5 of their playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night after he was listed as questionable with a left calf strain on the injury report.
Murray was nursing the calf during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 119-108 loss at Los Angeles on Saturday night that snapped Denver’s 11-game winning streak against LeBron James and the Lakers.
He didn’t leave the game but was listed as questionable on the team’s injury report Sunday.
Murray has struggled with his jump shot during the defending NBA champions’ first-round playoff series despite hitting the winning buzzer-beater in Game 2 .
Murray has shot 38% from the field and 21% from beyond the arc in the playoff series against the Lakers after shooting 48.1% overall and 42.5% on 3-pointers during the regular season, which were both career bests.
Murray missed 23 games this season while dealing with hamstring, knee, ankle and shin ailments, including seven straight down the stretch.