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Challenged by Michael Malone, young Nuggets neighbors talked through struggles and bounced back: “We knew that was on us”

After the Nuggets landed in Denver at the end of a bad road trip, three young neighbors got together at Christian Braun’s place. A resounding response followed from Denver’s bench.

Denver's Julian Strawther (3) walks off the court with Peyton Watson (8) and Christian Braun (8) after Strawther went off during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 134-116 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, November 6, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Denver’s Julian Strawther (3) walks off the court with Peyton Watson (8) and Christian Braun (8) after Strawther went off during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 134-116 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, November 6, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
By | bdurando@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Late last Friday night after the Nuggets landed in Denver from a bad road trip, three young neighbors got together and talked through their struggles. What followed was a resounding response from Denver's bench.
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