Nuggets coach Michael Malone did not make any promises.
Even in the aftermath of Sunday’s regular-season finale, a win the team needed to feel good about itself before resuming with postseason play Sunday as the No. 1 seed, he was savvy enough not to box himself into a corner.
But that’s the encouraging predicament Nuggets rookie Peyton Watson has put on Malone’s doorstep.
Prior to Sunday’s win over . . .