Michael Malone believes the Denver Nuggets have left them vulnerable against the Chicago Bulls’ side, focusing on their weaknesses.
The Denver Nuggets were upset by the Chicago Bulls 129-119. Like the Lakers, the Nuggets were shocked at how well the Bulls went against them.
Michael Malone requested changes from Nicola Jokic and Jamal Murray a few days ago. And while Murray adapted to his direction with a 28-point performance, that wasn’t enough.
Nikola Jokic was not in the courtroom of the Denver Nuggets. This fact makes more sense in this fact, considering how poor the nuggets are without a jokick playing.
Malone went out to the Nuggets in Denver when he lost to the Portland Trail Blazers. However, this loss made the head coach seem much more thoughtful.
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Michael Malone spoke after the loss of the Denver Nuggets. He noted that the bull is taking advantage of internal weaknesses.
Malone played hard and supported the boys with a competitive spirit, but they didn’t go well to stop the Bulls from beating them during the transition.
“They were just pushing the ball down their throats. They threw it over their heads. We just couldn’t get back. We thought our guys were competing.”
“But you have to compete even harder against that team…
“We didn’t play hard tonight, so we didn’t lose. We allowed the same thing to beat us, it was a transition.”
The Bulls took advantage of the Denver Nuggets’ lack of organization to score 14 points from turnovers and 31 points from fast breaks.
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Tonight’s victory could have helped the Denver Nuggets build a gap between themselves and the Lakers, just behind the fourth seed.
The Nuggets are currently sitting third in the West with a 45-28 record. The Lakers are just behind them with a 43-28 record.
With the advantages of two games, the nuggets could have given themselves advantages and increased the gap between them.
The Denver Nuggets need to hope that the Lakers will continue to stumble while the Lakers solve their problems and return to victory.