If the Denver Nuggets are going to advance in a rough Western Conference playoff landscape, they're going to need star guard Jamal Murray to be at full strength. It appears that may not be the case, however, as the right hamstring injury that has sidelined Murray for the past five games may be worse than initially thought.

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray’s strained right hamstring sidelined him for a fifth consecutive game Sunday amid concerns he could be out for several more games

Nuggets coach Michael Malone says he hopes Jamal Murray will be back for the playoffs after the point guard missed him fifth straight game with a hamstring strain.