Murray scores 48 as Nuggets beat Celtics 115-107
DENVER — Canada’s Jamal Murray simply got caught up in the moment when he hoisted a long shot with the clock winding down.
He took some heat for it. No disrespect meant, he maintained.
Murray, from Kitchener, Ont., scored a career-high 48 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a sluggish start to beat the Boston Celtics 115-107 on Monday night.
The point guard knew he was on from his first jumper — a deep 3-pointer. He realized he might have ruffled some feathers with his last — an even deeper 3 in an effort to score 50.