The Denver coach’s criticism of his players: “It’s not the preseason, it’s the Finals”

Denver Nuggets came with an intractable rhythm in the playoffs of the NBA. After leading the regular season in the West, he downed Minnesota 4-1, Phoenix 4-2 and the Lakers a resounding 4-0. Of course, in that time they won all the matches that were played at the Pepsi Center in Colorado. However, that streak was cut short on Sunday when Miami became strong and was left with the victory in Game 2 of the Finals, which ended 111-108 in favor of the Heat.

“This is the Finals and we are talking about effort. That is a huge concern for me,” explained Mike Malone, at a press conference. In addition, he charged against his coaches: “They probably thought I was inventing some narrative after the first game when I said we hadn’t played well. And we don’t play well. Today, our starting five has started with a 2-10. At the beginning of the third quarter, they scored 11 points in two minutes and 10 seconds. This is not the preseason, this is not the regular season: it is the Finals. To me this is really puzzling and disappointing.”

Finally, he praised the work of the visit and told what Denver needs to do to be able to recover the home advantage. “Miami came here and outworked us.. By far, we played the least disciplined game of the 16 or 17 we’ve played in these playoffs,” he said. He added: “We had too many collapses and they exploited each one and scored. If we’re going to try to go to Miami and regain control of this series and home court, we’re going to have to outwork Miami, which we didn’t do today. Our discipline will have to be at levels off the charts.”

The Finals are now moving to the eastern United States. On Wednesday and Friday, both days at 9:30 p.m. Argentine time, Games 3 and 4 will be played on the Heat’s field.