Nuggets coach Michael Malone was convinced his team was going to send its first-round playoff series back to Denver.
A week after his team was eliminated 4-1 by the Warriors, Malone was bullish on his team’s competitive edge and still stewing on how a few adjustments might’ve prolonged the series.
“I really felt we were going to come home for a Game 6 here,” he said Wednesday at the start of his postseason news conference.
The seventh-year coach addressed player development, Nikola Jokic’s potentially imminent MVP award as well as roster decisions. The tenor, though, coming off a 48-win season and the Nuggets’ fourth consecutive trip to the postseason, was one of hunger.