The Denver Nuggets are hoping to make second championship run this postseason on the heels of another immaculate year from three-time MVP Nikola Jokic. However, as they enter the final week of the regular season, the status of one of their other stars is suddenly up in the air.

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray missed his fifth consecutive game for the Denver Nuggets on Sunday with a strained right hamstring and coach Michael Malone said “hopefully” his star point guard will be back for the start of the NBA playoffs. The Nuggets lost to the Pacers, 125-120, in Denver.

DENVER — Point guard Jamal Murray returned to the Denver Nuggets' lineup on Friday night against Memphis following a six-game absence with an injured right hamstring. After a slow start following his signing of a four-year, $208 million contract extension, Murray entered the game against the Grizzlies averaging a career-high 21.6 points per game.