Josh Kroenke I heard Joki's comments loud and clear We leaned on a lot of guys for a lot of minutes in big time moments What I see around the league is a lot of successful teams who have developed their benches

Nikola Jokic talks about Nuggets CEO Josh Kroenke waking in on him with 8 tequila bottles informing him about coach Malones firing and whether to wait after the playoffs

Nikola Jokic talks about Nuggets CEO Josh Kroenke waking in on him with 8 tequila bottles informing him about coach Malones firing and whether to wait after the playoffs

Nikola Joki gets animated while addressing his teammates at halftimesince that moment the Nuggets have outscored the Lakers

Nikola Jokic on Nuggets clutch struggles I'm definitely concerned because we are losing the games We are losing the games and we are not creating open looks So that's something that we need to change I don't know what it is but we need to figure it out

Higlight Coaches Corner Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff talks with Tim Legler about how getting a taste of high-level playoff competition has been a motivating factor for the team He also praises Cade's leadership Cade knows how to be great without taking any food from his teammates plate

JJ Redick We talk about this as a staff like our losses are louder than other teams Because we're the Lakers and because of the way we lose I make mistakes