Nuggets coach attacks Lakers and revolts with NBA press

michael malone continued controversy after the second consecutive victory of the Nuggets against the lakers. The coach showed some irritation with the local press by highlighting only the Los Angeles rivals. The coach asked for a little more attention to what his squad has been doing on the court, mainly Nikola Jokic. Last Thursday night, the 18th, in the 108-103 victory, for example, the Serbian reached 23 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists.

With that triple-double, Jokic reached his 13th in the NBA playoffs. The brand is huge, but Michael Malone believes that the North American press does not pay attention to the theme as Denver deserves. According to him, since the first match between the teams, the Lakers are always excited even with the defeats in game one and two of the western conference finals.

“You win Game 1 and everyone talks about the Lakers. Let’s be honest, the national narrative was, ‘Hey, the Lakers are good. They’re down 1-0 but they’ve figured something out.’ Nobody talked about how Nikola just turned in a historic performance. He has 13 triple-doubles now, third all-time. What he is doing is simply amazing.“, he criticized.

Malone followed up with his controversial response during the press conference and highlighted that pre-game narratives were all in favor of the Lakers. The overwhelming performance of the Nuggets was not much celebrated by the local press, and Michael revolted, especially after many pointed to an improvement in the marking of Angelinos on top of Jokic. For the coach, Denver deserves a little more respect.

But their narrative wasn’t about the Nuggets. The narrative was not about Nikola. The narrative was about the Lakers and their adjustments. So, you digest that, come back and say, ‘You know what, we’re going to win 2-0‘” he added.

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