{"id":76001,"date":"2024-05-03T07:04:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=76001"},"modified":"2024-05-03T07:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:04:18","slug":"nuggets-reggie-jackson-unexpected-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/03\/nuggets-reggie-jackson-unexpected-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets Guard Opens Up About Unexpected Role"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the start of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, Denver Nuggets guard Reggie Jackson<\/a> has become a bit of an afterthought.<\/p>\n

A 13-year veteran, Jackson is averaging just 10.4 minutes per game this postseason. Yet, he also just wasn\u2019t particularly effective when he was on the floor. Against the Los Angeles Lakers, he averaged 3.2 points and 1.4 assists per game on a .381 true shooting percentage. Notably, Jackson sprained his ankle in Game 3. That said, in the first two games of their First Round series, he went just 1-9 from the field and 1-5 from 3.<\/p>\n

Reggie Jackson Opens Up About Unexpected Nuggets Role<\/h2>\n

In the regular season, Jackson played an integral role<\/a> for the Nuggets.<\/p>\n

With star guard Jamal Murray<\/a> constantly battling injuries, Jackson played all 82 games, starting in 23 of them. He averaged 10.2 points and 3.8 assists in 22.2 minutes per game, shooting a hair below 36 percent from 3. As a starter, he averaged 15.4 points and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 49.3 percent from the field and 44.3 percent from 3.<\/p>\n