After Murray was injured, the outside world began to judge that the Nuggets bid farewell to the championship. Originally, they had little chance of winning the championship, ranking behind the Lakers and Clippers in the West. Although Murray did not perform well in the playoffs last season, he did well in the playoffs last season, especially in the first round against Utah. Bjorkic is still like a tactical boss. Murray has played 48 times this season, averaging 35.5 minutes, 2 1.2 points, 4 rebounds and 4.8 assists. Before the All-Star Game, their performance was average, and they were not even included in the legacy discussion, but the Nuggets had a good momentum, especially after Gordon joined, and Jokic was the hottest MVP. They are expected to beat the Clippers in the playoffs, if they don't touch the Lakers in advance.

But Murray's season reimbursement brought the Nuggets' momentum to an abrupt end. Although Gordon is also a star, he has made the team unbeaten after joining the Nuggets, but it is basically impossible to make up for the task left by Mr. Murray. Besides scoring and playing tactics, Murray also helped Jokic a lot. According to statistics, the net efficiency of Nuggets is+1 1.5 when Jokic and Murray are present this season. When Jokic led the team with a single core, the data dropped to only -2. 1. This is not only the result of Nuggets tactics, but also reflects Murray's role and Jokic's competition for MVP capital.

Without Murray, djokic will be the key defensive target of the opponent first. Of course, there is no difference between Jokic's passing and Murray's absence. He can pass it on to any teammate. But if you want to turn the ball into a score, it depends on the ability of your teammates. Obviously, without Murray, the efficiency will decline, which will greatly affect the record of the Nuggets. The Nuggets' record failed, Jokic's data declined, Embiid came back, and repeatedly stressed in front of the media that he wanted MVP. Therefore, Jokic finally fell out of the MVP's greatest popularity and will be put on the agenda.

This is the MVP curse of this season, and almost all players who really have a chance to win MVP have problems. James was the favourite to win the championship at the beginning of the season, but he was first injured by the second-in-command Davis. But James is the best super giant in history. Without Davis, he can lead the Lakers to compete with the Jazz for the first place in the league. However, in the March 2 1 game against the Hawks, James injured his ankle and has not returned yet. Jon, who just came back, was injured earlier than Derby James. Harden, who has a high attendance rate, was also injured. Brother Xin, it hurts. Jokic finally got healthy, and as a result, Murray was reimbursed for the season, which may make him miss the MVP. As for Durant, Curry, Leonard, Dansis, and Lillard, they are not popular MVP because of their poor attendance or record.

In fact, the MVP curse is not metaphysics, but a very scientific phenomenon. The reason is that the schedule is too tight. Last year was the shortest offseason in the history of the four major sports leagues in North America. The Lakers and Heat only rested for almost two and a half months, so Butler missed the game at the beginning of the season, and Davis also performed poorly. On the contrary, James was able to stick to it and continue his position as the first player in the league. However, the intensive season still makes the stars more vulnerable. The top 10 players in the basic league are all injured, including James, Durant, Leonard, Harden, Adetokunbo, Curry and Embiid. There will be an Olympic Games this summer, and it is still unknown whether the American men's basketball team can form the strongest team.