Mike Malone: You win Game 1 and all everybody talked about was the Laker
The coach of the Denver Nuggets, Mike Malone, did not hold back his irritation after his team’s victory in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers
The coach of the Denver Nuggets, Mike Malone, did not hold back his irritation after his team’s victory in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite the brilliant performance of Nikola Jokic, it seems that all eyes are on the Lakers.
"For those that don’t know him, he’s got 13 playoff triple-doubles now," Malone sneered after Game 2. “It’s just incredible what he continues to do on a nightly basis on the biggest stage in the world."
"You win Game 1 and all everybody talked about was the Lakers," Malone said. “Let’s be honest, the national narrative was, ‘Hey, the Lakers are fine. They’re down 1-0, but they figured something out.’ No one talked about how Nikola just had an historic performance. He’s got 13 (playoff) triple-doubles now, third all-time. What he’s doing is just incredible.
"But their narrative wasn’t about the Nuggets. The narrative wasn’t about Nikola. The narrative was about the Lakers and their adjustments. So you know, you put that in your pipe and you smoke it, you come back and you know what, we’re gonna go up 2-0."