There have solely been 5 groups within the historical past of the NBA which have carried out what the Nuggets try to do proper now within the Western Convention Semifinals: win a 7-game playoff collection the place they misplaced the primary two video games on their house courtroom. All 5 of these groups who did it received video games 3 and 4 on the street. After profitable Video games 3 and 4 in Minnesota, Denver’s coach mentioned Sunday night time he believes in his crew and hopes they’ve what it takes to be the sixth.
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“What I discovered is Rudy T is true, man. ‘By no means underestimate the guts of a champion,'” mentioned Michael Malone, referring to a quote by legendary NBA coach Rudy Tomjanovich Jr.
The one groups which have come again below the identical circumstances the Nuggets confronted every week in the past — after they have been down 0-2 following losses at house within the first two video games – have been the Los Angeles Lakers in 1969, the Houston Rockets in 1994, the Dallas Mavericks in 2005, the Boston Celtics in 2017 and the Los Angeles Clippers in 2021, per Fadeaway World. Tomjanovich was the coach of that ’94 Rockets crew. After Houston recovered from their early stumble towards the Phoenix Suns they went on to win the NBA championship that season.
That is what Malone is aiming to do along with his Nuggets squad, a bunch many NBA commentators declared have been useless within the water final week.
“They have been fast to put in writing us off, however these guys received a championship a 12 months in the past,” he mentioned. “We went into Miami and received two video games in a row. This crew has been examined time and time once more and we have discovered a solution to remedy no matter’s been thrown at us.”
The Nuggets will face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night time in Sport 5 at Ball Enviornment at 8:30 p.m. Sport 6 shall be on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time. If crucial, Sport 7 shall be on Sunday.
There have solely been 5 groups within the historical past of the NBA which have carried out what the Nuggets try to do proper now within the Western Convention Semifinals: win a 7-game playoff collection the place they misplaced the primary two video games on their house courtroom. All 5 of these groups who did it received video games 3 and 4 on the street. After profitable Video games 3 and 4 in Minnesota, Denver’s coach mentioned Sunday night time he believes in his crew and hopes they’ve what it takes to be the sixth.
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“What I discovered is Rudy T is true, man. ‘By no means underestimate the guts of a champion,'” mentioned Michael Malone, referring to a quote by legendary NBA coach Rudy Tomjanovich Jr.
The one groups which have come again below the identical circumstances the Nuggets confronted every week in the past — after they have been down 0-2 following losses at house within the first two video games – have been the Los Angeles Lakers in 1969, the Houston Rockets in 1994, the Dallas Mavericks in 2005, the Boston Celtics in 2017 and the Los Angeles Clippers in 2021, per Fadeaway World. Tomjanovich was the coach of that ’94 Rockets crew. After Houston recovered from their early stumble towards the Phoenix Suns they went on to win the NBA championship that season.
That is what Malone is aiming to do along with his Nuggets squad, a bunch many NBA commentators declared have been useless within the water final week.
“They have been fast to put in writing us off, however these guys received a championship a 12 months in the past,” he mentioned. “We went into Miami and received two video games in a row. This crew has been examined time and time once more and we have discovered a solution to remedy no matter’s been thrown at us.”
The Nuggets will face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night time in Sport 5 at Ball Enviornment at 8:30 p.m. Sport 6 shall be on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time. If crucial, Sport 7 shall be on Sunday.