Denver has been dealing with some injuries in its Western Conference semifinal series against the Wolves.
The Denver Nuggets aren’t entering Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Timberwolves in the best of health, but they’re certainly not using that as an excuse.Jamal Murray , Reggie Jackson and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope all as questionable for Friday night’s Game 3 against the Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said pregame that those injuries won’t be an excuse, and if they can play, they need to go out and play.
“There's no excuses. If you can play, you got to go out there and play. And we’re not going to make excuses. Everybody across the playoffs is hurt,” Malone said. “I don’t know if there’s anybody that has a clean bill of health, anybody that’s 100%. "… Jamal is banged up, KCP is banged up, Nikola is banged up, so what? Go out there and do your job, and if you’re not able to do your job, then we’ll have to throw somebody out there who can try to help and bring something to the table.”
Malone noted the one positive about having not played since Monday is that it has given his players time to rest and recuperate, seemingly hinting that they should be ready to go Friday night. And the Nuggets certainly need everyone they can as they face a 2-0 series deficit while they enter hostile territory at Target Center against a Wolves team that still hasn't lost this postseason.Timberwolves coach Chris Finch will once again be on the bench to coach his team during Game 3 against the Nuggets.
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