Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone kept it 100 about his team's play following Monday's Game 1 loss in Phoenix.
"We gave up eight and-1s tonight, I think we had a soft mentality," Malone said. "You can't give up eight and-1s in a playoff game. If you're going to foul somebody, foul them and not let them get the and-1."
Aaron Gordon took it a step further.
"Soft, that's a good way to put it," said the former Arizona star. "Scared, that's another way to put it. You can choose between those two words. Either soft or scared.