Jamal Murray’s career-high 48 points lead Nuggets past Celtics

Jamal Murray simply got caught up in the moment when he hoisted a long shot with the clock winding down. He took some heat for it. No disrespect meant, he said. Murray scored a career-high 48 points, 19 in the fourth quarter, and the Nuggets overcame a sluggish start to beat Boston 115-107 in Denver on Monday night. The point guard knew he was on from his first jumper — a deep three-pointer. He might have ruffled some feathers with his last — an even deeper three in an effort to score 50. "My emotion took over as it normally does when I get going like that," Murray explained. Murray was feeling it all night, hitting 19 of 30 shots, including five threes.