Most teams have a go-to mantra when they huddle up and put their hands together in the air.
Win or lose, the Nuggets have yelled “Family,” in unison after coach Michael Malone addresses the team in the postgame locker room.
“Family means you got each other’s backs. Good times and bad times, up 20 and down 20. If a guy is 0 for 10 or 10 for 10, you know, family is unconditional love,” Malone said after Monday’s thrilling 101-99 win over the Lakers.
“We have had just so many examples of that in my nine years, but this is a really connected group. They share in the other person’s success. There is no ‘Me’ in that locker room,” Malone said. …