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Jakarta: Jamal Murray achieved his goal this year by leading the Denver Nuggets to become NBA champions in 2022/2023. This happened after the Nugget defeated the Miami Heat with a score of 94-89 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday (June 13).

The results of this game were enough to make the Nuggets champions as it gave them a 4-1 lead in the NBA Finals record. Murray is certainly very grateful for this achievement, having been out for almost two seasons due to an ACL injury.

He only returned to play for the Denver Nuggets late last year and immediately impressed. Throughout the regular season this season, Murray managed to score 20 points, 6.2 assists and 4 rebounds per game.

Jamal Murray's stats will increase in the 2023 playoffs. Playing 19 games, he scored 26.7 points, 7.1 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game to help the Denver Nuggets win the NBA for the first time since its creation in 1967.

With this feat, Murray can follow in the footsteps of Lamar Odom and Marc Gasol who won the NBA and FIBA ​​World Cup in the same year.

Lamar Odom did it in 2010 with the LA Lakers and the United States national basketball team, while Marc Gasol tied this unique record in 2019 while playing for the Toronto Raptors and the Spanish national team.

Murray is a member of the Canadian national basketball team. He has defended for Canada since the age of 16 and won bronze at the 2013 FIBA ​​Americas U-16 Championship. Two years later, Murray led Canada to a silver medal at the Pan American Games.

After being drafted by the Denver Nuggets in 2016, he missed playing for Canada. Murray was included in Canada's big roster, but then missed the 2019 FIBA ​​World Cup due to an ankle problem that occurred days before the tournament.

In 2022, Murray, along with a number of star NBA players such as RJ Barrett and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, signed a commitment to play for the Canadian national team for up to three years until 'at the 2024 Olympic Games.

This program was launched by the Canadian Basketball Federation to develop a strong national team composed of top-notch players from their country.

For the FIBA ​​World Cup, Murray can begin his career by playing for Canada in its first Group H match against France. This match will take place at the Indonesia Arena on August 25, which will also be the opening match of the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup in Jakarta.

Canada coach Nick Nurse really hopes Murray can help his team. Because he wants his team to achieve the best results in the FIBA ​​World Cup and get an automatic ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

If there are no major obstacles, NBA and basketball fans will be able to watch Murray in action in Jakarta. To make sure they don't miss out, basketball fans can get tickets now by booking for the Canada game.

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