By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The Denver Nuggets bounced back in the semifinal series vs. Los Angeles Clippers Friday and head coach Mike Malone talked about the resilience of his team post-game, while he also responded to the prediction of Charles Barkley about Clippers winning Game 5.
“As far as Charles Barley,” Malone told reporters, “we’re not going home yet. We ain’t gone fishing yet. We’re going to live to play a Game 6 and try to stretch this series out and try to win it. I know everybody’s excited about the Lakers playing the Clippers in the Western Conference finals but we’re hoping to have something to say about that.”
Malone praised 35-year-old veteran Paul Milsap, who led the Nuggets to the victory with his second-half outburst.
“I think that was a huge play that nobody will probably talk about,” Malone said. “When you have a seasoned veteran who has had enough and is not just going to sit there and take it, and he stood up. And I thought his response to that situation really helped our team respond. It kind of gave us a group toughness and that was a pivotal play, a turning point in the game.”