Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray met at the Nike Hoops Summit in 2014 before they were in the NBA. The seeds for one of the best waltzes in basketball would be planted then 🏆 'We talk the (same) language on the court playing.' ✍️ NickKosmider
said earlier in these playoffs when describing the task of chasing Murray as he orbits Jokić. “It’s non-stop movement. It’s definitely tough to guard. I tip my hat to him. He’s in great shape for sure. He comes off a lot of actions.”Though the dance between Jokić and Murray has become like an Argentine Tango, mesmerizing and sophisticated, it had far more basic, two-step roots. At the start of the 2016-17 season, Murray was a rookie and Jokić was in his second season.
“We would come into the game and run post-ups or just simple give-and-gos,” Murray said. “But we would run it crazy. He used to throw a lot of over-the-head passes. I would say that it was kind of then that we developed a chemistry. We started playing off each other more and started figuring out when we liked the ball, where we liked the ball, when I’m going to pass, when he’s going to pass. When he’s driving, when to relocate, where to relocate.
“It’s really rare that you can have a guard and a big that can both shoot the 3, both score in the midrange with the floater and attack the rim,” Gordon said. “You don’t see it often at all.”It’s the switcheroo nature of the pairing that makes it so slippery. Murray can be the ballhandler like most guards, or he can be the one setting screens and sneaking into post-up opportunities.
Consider the version of the play “Coach Jokić” dialed up a minute and a half after the previously referenced dagger in Game 3 against theIt was a flip on the give-and-go foundation that began the partnership in 2016. Jokić dribbled up the floor to begin the action and threw an entry pass to Murray at the top of the key, then cut hard toward the basket.
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