It was that kind of night for Nuggets coach Brian Shaw, center, and his staff in a 130-113 loss to Portland on Wednesday. (Photo By John Leyba/The Denver Post)
Nuggets coach Brian Shaw’s post-game press conference after his team’s lackluster 130-113 loss to Portland on Wednesday lasted all of one minute, 14 seconds as he delivered the message needed and headed back to his office in the locker room.
This is what Shaw said.
“I’m going to make it short and sweet. I think it was pretty obvious. I thought we started out well, 6-0. We ended up giving up 39 points in the first quarter, followed by a 45-point second quarter. Got booed by the fans, which we deserved, based on the effort that we gave out there on the floor.
“I started a different group in the second half, a group that i thought was going to at least fight and go out fighting, regardless of what happened. So we go from a 45-point second quarter to a 46-point second half that we gave up. We almost gave up as many points in that second quarter as we did in the whole second half. So I commend the guys – Ty (Lawson), Alonzo Gee, Wilson (Chandler), D.A. (Darrell Arthur) and J.J. (Hickson), who started the third quarter and didn’t give up, kept fighting. And just showed what a little bit of effort can do. There’s nothing else that needs to be said other than the guys who give that kind of effort will be rewarded by being on the floor and playing.”
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