If the Nuggets' recent six straight losses had one thing in common - besides the fact that they played superior competition in all of them - it's that the Nuggets only competed for about one half in each game. Something Nuggets head coach Michael Malone couldn't help but notice after the team's home loss to the Tim Duncan / Manu Ginobili -less San Antonio Spurs last Friday night:
"We have to find a way to play for 48 minutes. It's not a 30-minute game. It's not high school anymore.