Nuggets fight off Warriors in Game 4 to stave off elimination
Nuggets fight off Warriors in Game 4 to stave off elimination
Jokic, Nuggets avoid sweep with Game 4 victory over Warriors
Jokic, Nuggets avoid sweep with Game 4 victory over Warriors
No team has ever won four elimination games in a single postseason series. They're the only team in league history to overcome back-to-back 3-1 playoff deficits.
''Can I say we want them right where we want them? No, but we're alive,'' Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. ''We live to fight another day.''
None of the 143 other teams who faced a 3-0 deficit in the NBA playoffs ever bounced back to advance
Nuggets became the league's first team ever to overcome 3-1 deficits in consecutive series two years ago
It was a reversal of final-minute fortunes for the Nuggets, who faltered down the stretch in a five-point loss in Game 3
''We felt like it could have been 2-2 if we didn't drop that last game,'' said Rivers
Morris finished with 24 points,Aaron Gordon chipped in 21 points and helped stifle Jordan Poole
''It's the worst feeling in the world, missed free throws,'' Curry said. ''It's what I do really well.''
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said it was still a ''great experience'' for the players on his team
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said it was still a ''great experience'' for the players on his team