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Down 3-1 again, Nuggets are blaming themselves, not NBA refs: “We put ourselves in this position”

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The worst joke floating around the NBA “bubble” is that the Nuggets have the Lakers exactly where they want them.

Down 3-1 for a third time this postseason ahead of Saturday’s Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets aren’t foolish enough to think that way.

“We would much rather be up 3-1, but it is what it is,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said bluntly. “We put ourselves in this position.”

And even though it’s LeBron James and the Lakers on the door step of the NBA Finals, the Nuggets aren’t approaching this daunting challenge any differently than they did against the Jazz or the Clippers.