Defending champ Nuggets show out Nets in another West Coast rout
NY Post
DENVER — Back-to-back. At altitude. Against Nikola Jokic and the champs.
On the schedule, this always looked like a loss. On the court, it turned into a rout.
The leggy-looking Nets suffered a 124-101 beating at the hands of Denver before a sellout crowd of 19,636 at Ball Arena.
“Tired group. Yeah, tough back-to-back,” coach Jacque Vaughn said. “I don’t like to use excuses, but I told our group I thought our intent was good coming into the game. We just didn’t have it, and on a team that was rested and ready for us, tough back-to-back the emotional and mental part of it. Just didn’t have it.
“I’m not going to use excuses, I’ll say that. I’ve done this plenty of time before. It is a tough trip … getting in at a time you get in, being able to play after an emotional game [Wednesday], physically and mentally — yes, it’s part of it. Part of the job, everyone does it at some point in the schedule. Just got to live with it and play through it.”
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