Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone hasn’t minced words when talking about the Nuggets plan with the game on the line.
The answer is simple: Nikola Jokic.
The fourth-year pro — and first-time All-Star — out of Serbia has had his number called time and time again. And time and time again he’s answered.
The most recent came Thursday night against the Mavericks.
“The bottom line was we were going to go to Nikola,” Malone said after the game. “Get our best player the ball and let him make a play.