DENVER - Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone told his players on Saturday that they "haven't done a damn thing" despite an openinggame romp over the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.
The Nuggets, led by 27 points from Nikola Jokic and 26 by Jamal Murray, ripped the visiting Miami 104-93 on Thursday for a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven championship series ahead of Sunday's (Monday morning, Singapore time) Game 2 in Denver.
But Malone was not pleased about the chances the Nuggets conceded to the Heat and urged his players not to get complacent in order to play at their best.
"I told our players today, 'Don't read the paper, don't listen to the folks on the radio and TV saying that this series is over and that we've done something, because we haven't done a damn thing" he said.
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