The Wolves achieved the feat against the Nuggets. Getting off to a bad start, trailing by twenty points, Chris Finch's players found the resources to come back, then to win, away and against the reigning champion. The disappointment is enormous for a Denver team that is out of breath according to Michael Malone.
“We played until June last year. We played a lot. We played our best players until the last game of the regular season, unlike last season, to ensure second place in the Western Conference,” reminds the coach. “So I think mentally and physically they were flushed. They are exhausted. They gave me everything they could. »
Faced with this observation, the coach is proud of his troops. “That’s why it hurts so much.” I hold my head high because we fought. We gave ourselves a chance, we narrowly missed the mark and it happens. Nobody says doing the double is easy. We must progress further and come back even stronger”he continues.
Tim Connelly, the link
Does this mean that the Nuggets just got tired? “I’m not looking for any excuses. The best team won. I'm not taking anything away from Minnesota.”assures Michael Malone, who speaks of a “sacred series”.
Nikola Jokic also takes his hat off to the Wolves pack, who won three matches in Colorado. “They’re built to beat us, sort of.”assures the 2024 MVP. That is to say?
“Look at their squad: they have two All-Stars, two huge defenders, among the best in the league,” continues the Serbian pivot on the team assembled by Tim Connelly, the former architect of the Nuggets. “Mike Conley, arguably the most underrated player in the NBA. He's so good. He didn't shoot well in this game but, at one point, he was their best rebounder. Then on the bench they have the sixth man of the year (Naz Reid), but also Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Kyle Anderson. This team can do it all: play big or small. »
