The Denver Nuggets had been blown out in Sport 2 of their Western Convention semifinals collection towards the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on Wednesday evening, and head coach David Adelman didn’t mince phrases when discussing the efficiency.
After the Thunder dominated the Nuggets 149-106 at Paycom Middle in Oklahoma Metropolis, Okla., Adelman was requested if the message to his crew was the identical because the one he delivered following Denver’s blowout loss in Sport 3 of their opening-round collection towards the Los Angeles Clippers. The coach stated the distinction between that sport and Wednesday evening is that “we obtained punked.”
“Yeah, however we obtained punked, and we didn’t play nicely sufficient. They got here out with the correct depth and we didn’t,” Adelman stated. “I assumed we let some open pictures early within the sport have an effect on us how we performed defensively. This can be a crew that does that. There’s a cause why they’ve historic plus/minus numbers all through the season, is that they put folks away. You gotta have a a lot better begin than that. We will’t come out with that form of mentality.”
Although he didn’t wish to place the 2 blowout losses underneath the identical umbrella, Adelman stated he expects the Nuggets to react this time the best way they did after the Clippers loss.
“It’s good to know that you simply’ve obtained a win underneath your belt, however that’s not what that is proper now within the current. We’ll react the correct method like we did in Sport 3 in L.A. — convey a special depth, have a look at what they did in a different way, react accordingly,” the coach added. “I might anticipate a a lot better effort from our guys on Friday evening in Denver.”
