The Denver Nuggets have seen all the memes and the jokes on twitter about them setting a trap for the Los Angeles Lakers by “letting” the favorites for the NBA Championship get a 3-1 lead on them. Head coach Mike Malone, affable as he is, is not laughing.
Malone spoke to reporters on Friday about his team being in a 3-1 hole for the third consecutive series and their mindset heading into tonight’s win-or-go-home Game 5 against the Lakers, according to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk.
“I think people out there probably think this is exactly where we want them,” Malone added with a smirk. “It’s not. We would much rather be up 3-1, but it is what it is.”
The Lakers are a little banged up after Game 4, with Anthony Davis nursing an ankle injury and LeBron James taking a knee to the thigh. However, the fact that the Nuggets have already come back from two 3-1 deficits and that they are a win away from the NBA Finals should be enough of an adrenaline boost to get them up for tonight’s crucial Game 5.
