Nuggets' Michael Malone questions team's effort after blowout loss to Knicks

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Denver Nuggets caput manager Michael Malone had nary clip to mince words astir his team’s show against the New York Knicks connected Monday night.

The Nuggets gave up 145 points to the Knicks successful the loss. OG Anunoby dropped 40 points, portion Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 15 rebounds. New York besides dished retired 45 assists and held Denver to 118 points.

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Michael Malone coaches

Denver Nuggets caput manager Michael Malone looks connected successful the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the New York Knicks connected Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Malone questioned his team’s effort aft the game, saying they volition not beryllium "flushing" it and moving on.

"F--- that man, no. No, we're not flushing," helium said, via ESPN. "You don't flush erstwhile you get embarrassed, you don't flush erstwhile you gave up 145 points, you don't flush erstwhile you didn't play hard, didn't play with effort, physicality, I'm not flushing anything."

Malone said helium wanted much of his players to beryllium vocal erstwhile it comes to being leaders. He called retired Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray specifically.

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OG Anunoby scores

New York Knicks defender Josh Hart, #3, congratulates guardant OG Anunoby, #8, arsenic they caput to the seat precocious successful the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Denver Nuggets connected Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

"We're 16 games in, and we're talking astir effort, we're talking astir toughness, we're talking astir physicality. ... And careless of who's in, who's out, who bash we privation to beryllium arsenic a team? So, yeah, enactment would beryllium great, toughness would beryllium great, physicality would beryllium great, playing similar you really attraction would beryllium great, and we didn't bash that tonight," Malone added.

Jokic agreed with Malone and said the squad needed a wake-up call. Murray besides questioned the absorption of the squad aft they played the Los Angeles Lakers.

"It's a agelong season. Guys person lives extracurricular of basketball," Murray said. "We conscionable bushed L.A. successful L.A. We've got immoderate guys who unrecorded successful L.A., truthful stayed successful L.A. I don't deliberation the absorption was determination from everybody, and that's what happens erstwhile you don't person the focus."

Murray aboriginal clarified his remarks connected X.

"We each stayed successful LA BTW! and had a large win. Not excluding myself guys we didn’t play unneurotic tonight," helium wrote.

Nikola Jokic shoots the ball

Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic, #15, looks to sprout for a handbasket implicit New York Knicks halfway Karl-Anthony Towns, #32, successful the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled connected Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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