Coach Malone Full Post Game Press Conference vs. Lakers 🎙

Coach Malone Full Post Game Press Conference vs. Lakers 🎙

What is it about that team you have their number yeah I mean I don’t know I know we beat him three times this year and uh we’re able to sweep them in the playoffs I don’t know if we have the number or not it seems like every game we play

Them goes down to the wire and uh you know it’s funny I think you asked pregame how do you win close games and we closed 19 to6 tonight and obviously uh defensive stops down the stretch um timely defensive rebounds and tremendous offensive execution down the stretch and Poise right when the when

Things aren’t going your way your teams make a run you have to have Poise especially on the road and I think we had all those things tonight Vic so uh much better job defensively second half we were plus 16 on the glass and you look at all the contributions I mean

Michael Porter 25 and 10 doesn’t miss a shot uh Aaron Gordon 189 and five Nicole gives you 35 10 and 7 and Jamal 24 6 11 assist only two turnovers and the guy that I thought would just was so key tonight was Justin holiday you know he’s

Got to be talked about I thought Justin was amazing tonight and to have a veteran like that who he plays when guys are out he doesn’t play when guys are in he is always ready consumate Pro cannot be more happy and proud of Justin holiday and he’s fully deserving of

Having the game he had because of who he is as a person his work ethic and uh we don’t win that game without him were you at all surprised that Jamal was able to play and play at that level uh no because when Jamal told me this

Morning even on the plane yesterday when I went up and sat with him talked to him you know I we were coming out here thinking that there’s no way he plays and we were hoping against hope there’s no way he plays but as I’ve said many

Times Vic Jamal is one of the toughest cats I’ve ever been around and he got up this morning feeling good and I wrode him the whole fourth quarter rode Michael Porter the whole fourth quarter uh we have a couple days to get ready for our next game and uh for Jamal to do

What he did ande he got off to a tough start he stayed with it he stayed with it and and more importantly if you’re shots not going like it wasn’t early be a playmaker get other people involved and uh he was just fantastic across the board what seems beautiful with with

Murray is he can have a tough start but somebody tries to get physical with him and gets up into his chil he also says okay I can play that too that that seem to spark him tonight a little bit they try to get physical with he I think he

Thrives on that to your point I mean uh if teams are going to try to body up be physical try to punk him if you will he’s you know Jamal’s not backing down from anybody you know early on they were po we were switching they were posting

Up ruy hachimura and he scored so he said I in a Timeout hey let’s let’s stop switching it ru’s hurting us and Jamal said no no give me another crack I want to guard him that’s who Jamal he’s not looking for the easy out he’s not

Looking for an excuse he’s going to go out there and battle and I thought he did that tonight and obviously no kcp I thought Christian did a solid job for us in the starting lineup but uh you know Jamal obviously Michael Aaron Nicole those four guys were all outstanding you

Won your team won the game and you saw a little bit of uh NBA history tonight can you sum it up from that pers yeah I I mean congratulations to LeBron on 40,000 but I I’m just happy that we won the game um you know he’s had a hell of a

Career um but more importantly we were able to get our sixth win in the row coming out of All-Star break and and playing at a high level and this is the time of the year that you have to play at that high level so kudos to

LeBron 40,000 first to ever do it maybe the only one to ever do it we’ll see what happens in the next 15 20 30 years but uh hell of a win for the nuggets on the road to get the season sweet heat on Thursday obviously Lakers tonight got

The suns in the Celtics coming up you know with the postseason kind of looming and kind of in the in the mirror right now you know what do you guys hope to to accomplish out of those and to just kind of ramp up for for what what’s ahead for

You guys yeah I mean and for us to be honest it doesn’t matter who we’re playing you know like coming out of the break we had lost three in a row going in Washington was our first game so well you don’t get up for Washington there

They only got nine wins no we we got up for Washington then we got up for Portland next night we got up for Golden State we got up for sack Miami Lakers this time of the year it’s never about who you’re playing it’s about playing the right way and that’s what I’m most

Pleased about is that regardless of the opponent and quality of opponent our guys are locked in fully understanding with 21 games to go we we have to find our Rhythm we want to go into the postseason playing our best basketball and the last six games are any indication you know I think we’re

Heading in the right direction did with with Jamal did he like come to you basically after his pregame warm up and say I I do want to go tonight I mean we talk about his competitiveness he seems to relish these types of games in particular these sort

Of you know big national TV whatever yeah I mean to be very honest I I I I think all signs were pointed towards him playing the final test was just to go out there and make sure there was nothing holding him back with the ankle

And I think for Jamal for myself we all felt that there’s a great chance of him playing but we had to get that final check and uh you know he was he was good to go and you for him to play 38 and a half minutes and to put the together the

Game that he did and just speaks to who he is as a player as a competitor as you men he rises to the occasion National TV on ABC and uh against uh a team with a lot of talent and so uh good win you know but again we’re not going to

Celebrate we have much work to do in front of us you mentioned this all the time coach your son you’ve seen a lot of basketball you’ve been assistant for a lot of years do you ever watch that group getting the roles that they get into I think it’s whatever the 16 to 6

Or 19 19 six to close do you ever just sit there and go oh my God I mean do you ever just are surprised at all with what those guys do you know the one thing you know uh Chuck Dy said this to my father my father told

Me cherish and savor every moment in the NBA it’s a great job I have I have the best job in the world I do something I love every day with a group of people that I love and sometimes you sit there and watch them play a beautiful game the

Right way to play the game the ball is moving guy’s not opening makes it play for somebody else that’s contagious that’s the right way to play so what I find myself doing is admiring uh the the the game that we play and uh and and remind myself how

Lucky I am to have this job I never take it for granted and and if I ever do come up to me and as you say get in my chili

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Coach Malone Full Post Game Press Conference vs. Lakers 🎙