Mike Malone on the first round That was a hard fought series a lot harder than that 4-1 final score would indicate We had to scrap for every game we won in this series

The Spurs players thank rookie Steph Castle for his hard efforts with a kind gesture

Nuggets insider Matt Moore My understanding is that Jokic spoke with ownership this week and there was never a question to Jokic on firing Malone It's been evident he's not been happy and that was part of the equation of what led to the decision to fire Malone

Jabari Smith Jr fouls Mike Conley on the 3-point attempt and gets fouled out Conley converts all the 3 free throws late in the 4th quarter

Steph Curry hits his first 4 three point attempts in the first quarter