Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray and head coach Michael Malone both hope to see an improved Denver ... [+] defense when the Nuggets tip off their first-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz. For Murray, communication is one key to achieving that goal. Murray’s remark came in response to a question regarding concerns Malone had expressed about the team’s defense in the second half that night. “We were a good defensive team before the break at not giving up threes, testing every paint shot,” Murray said after the win against Utah. When I asked Murray following Denver’s loss to the Clippers if he had seen progress in terms of the team’s defensive communication, he acknowledged it was a work in progress.

Source: Forbes August 15, 2020 18:56 UTC