Jamal Murray scored 33 second-half points Tuesday night. Mike Ehrmann/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports

NBA world reacts to Jamal Murray’s dominating second-half performance

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 8/25/20

The Denver Nuggets’ season was on the line Tuesday night at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Down 3-1 in their first-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz, these Nuggets needed one of their stars to step up.

Guard Jamal Murray more than responded when his team needed it the most.

#Nuggets Jamal Murray doing his best Luka Doncic impersonation with team's season on the line. 33 points in the second half, and counting. #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/FGGihejUjj
— Sportsnaut (@Sportsnaut) August 26, 2020

Down nine at halftime and by as much as 15 early in the third quarter, Denver came storming back en route to a thrilling 117-107 victory.

This win sets up an important Game 6 between Utah and Denver Thursday. It also had people talking after Murray dropped an absurd 33 points in the second half and 42 points for the game two days after he scored 50.

OMG jamal murray
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) August 26, 2020

Jamal Murray has 92 points, 19 rebounds & 15 assists with 0 turnovers on 61-57-100 splits in Games 4 & 5 of this series.

My lord.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) August 26, 2020

Stop trying to trade Jamal Murray for Ben Simmons.
— Ryan Blackburn (@NBABlackburn) August 26, 2020

jamal murray coming into the 4th quarter pic.twitter.com/94REpJfmVP
— patrick (@muldowney) August 26, 2020

JAMAL MURRAY. TAKING OVER.

33 in the 2nd half on TNT. pic.twitter.com/1Q9k2BrfY2
— NBA (@NBA) August 26, 2020

Put Jamal Murray on the Canadian dime
— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) August 26, 2020

Jamal Murray is unconscious pic.twitter.com/sdgeNFLJbO
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 26, 2020

The real "Dame Time" is happening right now in the 4th q of Utah vs Denver, Donovan Mitchell vs Jamal Murray, shot for spectacular clutch shot, bombs and basket attacks, as it has been this entire series.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) August 26, 2020