Murray (Kentucky) and Braun (Kansas) also both attended blue-blood college programs and later joined the Nuggets as first-round draft picks. So I was like, ‘OK, step aside.’ We coach a lot differently.” “My husband is a lot more soft-hearted than I am,” Lisa told The Athletic recently. Lisa Braun, Christian’s mother, was his first coach, leading the third-grade AAU team after seizing control from Christian’s dad, Donnie. Roger Murray had his son do push-ups in the snow, then stay outside until he hit a predetermined number of consecutive free throws. ![]() Murray and Braun were raised in the game by hard-driving parents who emphasized mental toughness. “You won us the game,” Jokić told Braun afterward. Braun scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and his lightning-quick cutting behind Miami’s zone helped Denver create separation in the second half. Murray finished with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, making him and Nikola Jokić (32 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists) the first pair of teammates in NBA history to author a 30-point triple-double in the same game. But they share a similar basketball bedrock, a foundation for the journeys that led both players to starring roles in Denver’s 109-94 Game 3 victory over the Heat on Wednesday night in Miami to give the Nuggets a 2-1 series lead. Murray and Braun are far different players stylistically and have different roles for the Nuggets, which is now just two wins from its first championship. We try to hype each other up, get each other ready.” Malone added that Braun, who also won three state championships at his Kansas high school, “showed up with that” confidence and winning mentality - and he’s been “everything we hoped for and more” in his rookie campaign.“Jamal’s always been supportive,” Braun said. ![]() “The guys trusted me all year, so when I get in the game, I just try to defend and do the little things, obviously make it easier on me.” It’s the NBA Finals, so if a player’s name is called, he knows he’s gotta to be ready. Playing with Nikola, playing with Jamal, whoever it is, just got to be ready for the ball, and they found me in some pretty easy spots. “My job is just to be ready when my name is called. Playing with those guys, they make the right play every time,” Braun said. Christian Braun was key for the Nuggets in Game 3. The 22-year-old Braun averaged 4.7 points in 15.5 minutes over 76 regular-season appearances, emerging as one of the valuable role players complementing the team’s two bona fide stars, Jokic and Murray. It was really fun to watch a young man step up like the way Christian did.” “Tonight, man, I could just feel the confidence kind of oozing out of him, the physical, aggressive drives, making plays for guys against their zone. “If you look around, there’s not many rookies playing meaningful minutes in the NBA this time of year, and it speaks to Christian’s confidence. He’s been in the rotation throughout these 18 playoff games now,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. “Christian has proved himself all year long, and he was in the rotation end of season. The 6-foot-7 wing appears to be the latest shrewd find by the Denver front office following Jokic as a second-round selection in 2014, Murray (seventh overall in 2016) and Michael Porter Jr, who was grabbed with the 14th selection amid injury concerns in 2018. Nuggets rookie Christian Braun makes statement in dominant Game 3 outing ![]() APīraun (pronounced Brown) was the Nuggets’ first-round selection (21st overall) last June, barely two months after winning the NCAA Tournament with the Jayhawks. ” Christian Braun, who scored 15 points in Game 3, goes up for a layup during the Nuggets’ win. He won us the game, and he was really good. “Even when he make a mistake, it’s an aggressive mistake, so you cannot be mad at him. ![]() “He’s a winner, and he won us the game, with energy, just the focus, the mindset. I told him, ‘You won us the game,’ Jokic said after posting his 10th triple-double of these playoffs with 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. On the night when Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray became the first teammates in the history of the NBA - let alone in the Finals - to each record a 30-point triple-double, the two-time league MVP told Christian Braun that the rookie won Game 3 for the Nuggets.īraun, seeking to follow up his national championship at Kansas in 2022 with an NBA title in his initial professional season, nailed seven of eight shots and scored a personal playoff-high 15 points in 19 minutes off the bench as the Nuggets grabbed a 2-1 series lead over the Heat on Wednesday night in Miami. Nuggets coach trolls LeBron with retirement gagĬonor McGregor speaks out after sending NBA mascot to hospital Nikola Jokic’s wife hit with beer can at Nuggets parade Jimmy Butler ‘hella proud’ of Heat with rumors spreading after NBA Finals run
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