There are hundreds, if not thousands, of micro-decisions a coach makes during a playoff run. But after Denver’s Game 7 loss to Portland, Malone could think only of the big one staring him in the face, demanding an immediate answer. “All summer long, I’m going to probably be second-guessing myself at the timeout,” Malone said, referring to the pause in play with 29 seconds left before a red-hot CJ McCollum hit a dagger jump shot that put Portland up three points. “That’s a shot he makes consistently. Torrey (Craig) played good defense — as good a defense you can play one-on-one. And I was saying after, we should have sent someone at him. He’s having a great game. Make somebody else make a play or make a shot.”