Denver Nuggets' Michael Malone on blowout Game 2 loss: 'We quit tonight'

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone said he felt his team "quit" in Wednesday night's 123-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.

"I felt we quit tonight, which is something you never want to see," Malone said. "So I guess for Game 3, I'm just going to try to find guys that will at least go out there and leave it all on the line. I may have a hard time coming up with five guys that fill that, but these two games, these second halves have really been disappointing, and that's an understatement."

For the second straight game, the Suns dominated the Nuggets in the second half, outscoring Denver 72-56 and running away down the stretch. It was a performance that…