When defending NBA champion Denver arrived in Minnesota trailing the Timberwolves 2-0 in their Western Conference semifinal series, Nuggets coach Mike Malone showed his players a two-minute clip featuring several pundits nationwide who said his team was done and the series was a wrap. He also asked each player whether he believed.
The Nuggets flew home Sunday night with the best-of-seven series radically changed after they tied it with two resounding victories on the Wolves' home court. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Denver.
Somebody somewhere must have forgotten something.
"Rudy T. is right, never underestimate the heart of a champion," Malone said, referencing two-time NBA champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich.