Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone appears annoyed with the media’s narrative around his team's Western Conference Finals series against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Following Denver’s 108-103 victory Thursday night in Game 2, Malone blasted the "national narrative" after the Nuggets won Game 1 in Denver on Tuesday.
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets prepares to shoot a free throw during Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday. (Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images) "You win Game 1 of the playoffs and all everybody talked about was the Lakers," Malone told reporters after the Game 2 win. "Let’s be honest, that was a national narrative, ‘Hey, the Lakers are fine.
They’re down 1-0, but they figured something out.' LEBRON JAMES STUNS NBA WORLD AS HE LOSES BALL ON BREAKAWAY DUNK ATTEMPT "No one talked about Nikola [Jokic] just having a historic performance.