Michael Malone Thrilled with Jamal Murray’s Night after Pistons Win

Michael Malone Thrilled with Jamal Murray’s Night after Pistons Win

Post to the center who posted 16 assists and five blocks in same um I I I can’t remember I mean I’ve been around uh some good big men as junus galus um David West DeMarcus Cousins Nicole yic I’m not sure who’s had that but obviously uh

That’s what you love about Nia man he he took three shots tonight but you know four points 16 assists seven rebounds and five blocks um thought Jamal was fantastic tonight uh Michael obviously shot the ball well and then Off the Bench you know Reggie and pton I thought

Were really effective as well so wasn’t the cleanest game you know I didn’t think our defense was very good tonight um but we did a better job in that third quarter and that was a point of emphasis coming after the last game and uh you

Know to go out there and jump them 43 28 holding them to 39% that quarter uh I I gave our players some credit for understanding the message after the Golden State third quarter and Orlando third quarter and they responded tonight so uh good win uh got a couple days

Before our next one at Utah and just got to try to you know keep on fight you know finding that consistency do you think it’s a coincidence that yic has 16 assists tonight and it’s your highest home field goal percentage season no because if he’s getting assists that

Means he’s finding guys at The Rim he’s finding guys from the three-point line and you know Nia and uh ogi St yakovich one of my assistant coaches you know this was their their Christmas you know uh you know for them the in the Orthodox church so they had a Christmas morning

With their families which was great they were able to do that and you know just like we did on December 25th it’s always good to get a win on the holiday so uh we’ll take it we’ll definitely take it we just got to be cleaner with the ball

I think second half we had 13 turnovers for 17 points after only having two turnovers in that first half so playing with the lead being disciplined and uh trying to create as good habits as we can you’ve mentioned Jamal sort of having an infectious quality with with

Guys and and when he’s going it sort of can get other guys going is what exactly do you mean by that is there something in the Huddle can it just get guys fired up sort of mentally or I just think they feed off his energy I think Jamal is a

Guy like um you can read him you know I mean like my mother told me when I was a little kid you know I I can read you like a book and I didn’t what do you mean can’t read me like a book

And um and you can I’m easy I’d be a bad poker player and Jamal you can read very easy and when he’s like locked in and engaged and like walking off the court at the end of the second quarter I love that he’s telling all the guys in the hallway

You know like uh we closed the half well you know but you know hey it’s not about the offense it’s about a defense we got to get stops we got to be more consistent on that end we got to rebound better so when you have a guy like Jamal

One of your best players saying that to his teammates you know that is holding each other accountable that is leadership and we just need more of that so I love to hear that um but yeah his energy and his will to win some nights really is infectious and uh you know

When he sees that ball go in man he’s he’s really uable what went into your decision to play DeAndre Jordan tonight and what did you think of what he was able to do on the floor yeah I mean uh they’re such a big team you know with they start Duran

Who’s a you know young Talent they come in with wisemen and they’re a great offensive rebounding team and the one thing you can say about DJ man that guy is a monster rebounder you know um if you looked at last five game stats see he’s not even paying attention

You I mean but uh but DJ’s rebounding on the season is just incredible per minute um and the other part is you know um I just the connection that Reggie and DJ have in pick and roll is one of my coaches was telling me the stat I’m sure

It’s changed in the last couple of days but in pick and roll combos that have run over 100 picking rolls in the season DeAndre and Reggie are top 10 ahead of Jamal and Thea and so there is a a chemistry there there’s a Synergy there where and they had a couple tonight and

That opens up for everybody else it’s not just DeAndre it’s the impact on the group um so it was just a rebounding and obviously uh I think when he’s out there with Reggie those two just have a uh a tremendous partnership on the court coach Jamal stagger tonight went down to

Nine uh just what went into that decision is that something you think you’ll go to in the future well I’ve done it for eight years now so we’ll probably go back to it um and I wasn’t using it you know because you know know Julian’s out he’s

Going to be out for a little while and I’m sure most people like no no big deal I think it’s a big loss you know Julian’s a guy that I would run a lot of plays for catch and shoot he can get downhill and so with no Julian out there

Um and just kind of getting back to maybe a little bit more of a balance and that’s what we’ve done all along as you know Ryan uh and now that that minute restriction isn’t there letting Jamal play the first 6 minutes get him outs now when he comes back to close the

First start the second he’s kind of the featured guy you know when you have the starting group out there there’s a lot of guys you can feature and you know there there are nights where you know I feel bad like man Aaron I look at halftime he’s got three shots you know

And people have well Michael got hot early and he didn’t get it’s you know what we have such a talented team and the ball finds the open man how we play um but I just like having Jamal out there when Nicole is off because it gives us more balance I think and

Especially while Julian is out that’s something we’ll look to continue to do is there is there sort of a balance there you have to strike because the starters are so good together that the numbers on that are tremendous but um when you have guys that want to get

Shots and and or maybe should get shots within the flow of the game just kind of alleviate some of the other struggles yeah I mean it’s always a balance you know to your point we have such a talented fiveman unit that was just incredibly efficient all last season and

You know so when you think about us going to this year it’s all right we know what we have with that group we just won a championship with that five now we’re looking to bring along pton Watson we’re looking to introduce Julian strawther we’re going to try to piggy

Back see what CB can build off of last season and obviously Reggie and then whether it’s DJ or Zeke at the five um but I I think Jamal with that second unit um just kind of balances it out where the non niic Cola minutes aren’t

So up and down you know instead of Peaks and valleys maybe soft Rolling Hills I’m been go ahead last the sequence at the end of the third with Payton um obviously gets fired up after the play of thear and then he’s doing a lot are there any

Lessons to be taken in terms of sort of letting the game get a hold of him with uh I think he didn’t really get back that fast after the transition dunk on one hand playing good basketball on the other hand maybe lessen maturity a little bit there yeah I mean every game

Is an opportunity for for for pton and all of our young guys to mature grow up learn and uh I loved it when when that play happened I didn’t see the push until I saw the replay and he was fired up and I I love it man I love guys that

Get fired up and get emotional uh you know that shows that you care um but then then to your point there are a couple of times where you know we’re celebrating after a play and as we’re celebrating they’re running down the court and they’re scoring uh or that

Also happens at times we’re complaining with the referee on a no call and they’re running down the court and scoring so uh obviously uh some things that we can learn from we gave up two free throw box sets tonight you know that’s that can’t happen and uh you know

We showed one at a halftime and it happened again in the second half so like I said we won the game we had a lot of guys play well but as a team I think we are now 12 and three in our last 15 games but I don’t think we’ve defended

Well the last three games you know to give up 114 on 47 from the field and 38 from three and 30 free throw attempts you know those numbers aren’t good enough for for where we want to go thank you thanks everybody

Michael Malone Press Conference after Denver Nuggets beat Detroit Pistons. In this insightful press conference, Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone breaks down the team’s impressive 131-114 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Highlighting Nikola Jokic’s exceptional performance with 16 assists and five blocks, Malone praises Jamal Murray’s impact and the team’s overall effort, despite acknowledging some defensive challenges. A must-watch for Nuggets fans, this video offers an in-depth look at the team’s strategy, player dynamics, and Malone’s vision for future games.

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