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Ridiculous call and i have a theory on these things(of course).
Physics. Murray is a little guy so its very easy to push him around. It doesn't take near as much force to knock Murray down as it does say...Josh Allen. The refs see a small man get knocked to the ground and bam...that's roughing/excessive...even though IRL the bigger defender just threw a hip into him, for example.
It's kind of the opposite of
Remember Shaquille O'Neal? Dude was fouled on every play by multiple dudes under the basket because he was so large and powerful but it wasn't always called. They'd have to blow the whistle every time.