The Denver Nuggets proved beyond a shadow of a doubt they’re the best team in the Western Conference and possibly the world.
They had the best record in the conference during the regular season, and on Monday they completed a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers to reach the NBA Finals for the first time.
Yet Michael Malone, their head coach, has been complaining his team hasn’t gotten enough credit from the media since the series started. He complained the media was talking about how the Lakers were in good shape after their narrow Game 1 loss, and he was at it again on Saturday, days after his team concluded matters.
According to Malone, the media is still talking more about L.A. than it is about his team and not giving his team enough recognition for getting this far.
Michael Malone was asked about his comments about narrative being all about Lakers and not Denver in last round and if narrative will be same for Nuggets entering Finals: “If anyone is still talking about the Lakers, that’s on them. They’ve gone fishing. We’re still playing.”
— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) May 26, 2023
Never mind that the vast majority of the national media picked Denver to win the series before it started and has pegged it as the favorite to defeat whoever comes out of the Eastern Conference to win the world championship.