It was a lack of effort on the defensive end. It was the three starters who were missing. It was playing three games in five nights.
There was a laundry list of reasons the Nuggets couldn’t get it done against the Pistons Monday night, though admittedly, “couldn’t get it done,” may not be a strong enough description of the 129-103 drubbing Denver took.
It was the Nuggets first loss in seven games and just their fourth loss of the new year.
But whatever the reason, most on — and around — this Nuggets team agree it’s best to just forget about it.