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MINNEAPOLIS — Repeating a championship in the NBA is as challenging as ever with the talent level across the league these days, with theand the Nuggets are one win away from stopping that streak and playing like they're poised to buck that lack-of-back-to-backs trend.again on Tuesday night in Denver to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series and can eliminate them in Game 6 on Thursday night in Minneapolis.
“We collectively weren’t playing like the reigning NBA champions. I think we weren’t playing with our usual swagger. We weren’t playing with confidence. We weren’t playing with any aggression. I think you have to give Minnesota a lot of credit, because they had a lot to do with that,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said."I thought Game 2 was a great reminder of us needing to get back to who we needed to be offensively and defensively.
The Nuggets have not only unleashed the staggering impact of the three-time MVP Jokic, but in handing the Wolves their first three-game losing streak of this season they've exposed some cracks in the NBA's leading defense with sharp outside shooting by their secondary scorers.Then there's the defense that Denver presented to the All-Star Edwards after his 44-point game on Sunday. Edwards went 5 for 15 from the floor for 18 points with four turnovers on Tuesday.
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