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Tim Capurso

Michael Malone Calls Out Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray After Nuggets' Blowout Loss

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone talks to guard Jamal Murray during the second quarter against the New York Knicks at Ball Arena on November 25, 2024. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

The Denver Nuggets, in a 145-118 blowout loss to the New York Knicks at Ball Arena, permitted the most regulation points they've allowed at home since 1991. Such a lopsided loss would be one the team is eager to quickly put behind them, right? Wrong. Speaking to reporters after the game, a frustrated Michael Malone clearly wants his team to remember this feeling.

"Nah, f--k that," Malone said. "No, we're not flushing. You don't flush when you get embarrassed. You don't flush when you gave up 145 points. You don't flush when you didn't play hard, didn't play with effort, didn't play with physicality. I'm not flushing anything."

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