At the point of the season where every game matters the Nuggets were dealt a heavy blow by the Celtics in Boston. The hosts won comfortably (124-104), pushing Denver down into the play-in down.
Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was disappointed with his team’s effort in this game, saying that it looked that the players gave in and quit.
“To me, it appeared we just kind of gave in and quit. And I didn’t want to reward that behavior,” Malone said, per ESPN. “I thought the bench unit was at least going out there and competing and fighting.”
Malone could not name a single thing that his team did well against Boston. “Tonight I can’t point to one thing we did well,” he said.
