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Coach Michael Malone’s words to encourage his Denver Nuggets, down 0-2 in the Western Conference semifinal against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
“It’s just about getting on the court and playing basketball like we’ve been doing for six years now. Today I reminded our boys that we are the reigning world champions. I told him to behave accordingly, and play accordingly.”
On the Game 2 collapse: “I was disappointed by our reaction to adversity. I’ve never seen anything like it in my nine years here. When things got difficult we collapsed and disunited.”
Game 3 is scheduled for Friday night in Minneapolis.