You get flashes of Playoff Mal, those spring heat checks that could melt a glacier. But much of the time, it looks as if Murray is playing with a $209 million sack on his back, a wanna-be All-Star staggered by the weight of expectations. A max contract guy putting up mid numbers.

With Nuggets head coach Michael Malone's statement going viral about not "flushing" away this poor performance, a Nuggets player's remarks also caught the eye of the media. Heading into their matchup against the Knicks,