![]() ![]() missed 9 of 11 3-point shots but liked the looks he got. The Nuggets know they can shoot better from the outside, where they went just 8-for-27 from behind the arc. "You can't take your foot off the gas with these guys." You've got to understand that about this team. They will continue to fight through the entirety of the game. "You just can't be complacent with this team," Denver forward Aaron Gordon said. The Nuggets know they simply cannot let their guard down against a scrappy Heat team. We've got three games left, let's stay focused and let's get this championship." "We're here don't fumble the ball on the 1-yard line I would say. "Stay motivated," Caldwell-Pope said of his message. Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who brings championship experience from his time with the Lakers, wanted to keep his teammates focused. The Nuggets built a 21-point lead only to see the Lakers get within three points on three separate occasions in the final four minutes. The message was similar to after the Nuggets' Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. "Don't listen to the folks on the radio and TV saying that this series is over and that we've done something, because we haven't done a damn thing." "I told our players today, don't read the paper," Malone said. Malone's message to the team was not to listen to any outside hype about how good Denver played in building that 24-point lead and Nikola Jokic finishing with a triple-double and Jamal Murray having a double-double in their Finals debut. Malone said that the Nuggets need to play much better defense in the fourth quarter, when they surrendered 30 points and 60% shooting and allowed the Heat to climb back within nine with 2:34 remaining on Thursday. ![]() And if you think that Max Strus is going to go 0-for-9 again or Duncan Robinson is going to go 1-for-5 again, you're wrong." As I told our players this morning, the fact that they got 16 wide-open 3's is problematic. "I watched that tape, and they were 5-of-16 on wide-open 3's. "I don't think we played well in Game 1," Malone said on Saturday. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭespite series lead, Nuggets 'haven't done a damn thing,' says coachĭENVER - Michael Malone didn't mince words about how he thought the Nuggets played in Game 1.Īfter watching film, the Nuggets head coach saw a variety of things he did not like even though Denver led by as much as 24 points before beating the Miami Heat 104-93 in Game 1. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |