The Denver Nuggets had been caught off guard by their opening-round elimination by the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, in line with Bennett Durando of the Denver Put up.
Going through Minnesota’s bodily protection, a lot of Denver’s lineup, together with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, did not match the extent they confirmed through the common season, when the group received 54 video games and entered the playoffs using a 12-game profitable streak.
Regardless of exterior hypothesis that head coach David Adelman might be underneath strain after the early exit, Durando stories that the group presently expects him to stay in his function for the 2026/27 season.
Each Jokic and Murray publicly backed their coach following Thursday’s loss.
“It’s not his fault we couldn’t rebound,” Jokic stated. “It’s not his fault we couldn’t catch the ball very nicely. There’s nothing accountable David Adelman. It’s all us.”
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