Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone didn’t have time to mince words about his team’s performance against the New York Knicks on Monday night.

The Nuggets gave up 145 points to the Knicks in the loss. OG Anunoby dropped 40 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 15 rebounds. New York also dished out 45 assists and held Denver to 118 points.

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Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Malone questioned his team’s efforts after the game, saying they won’t “fast-forward” the game and move on.

“F— that man, no. No, we’re not blushing,” he said, via ESPN. “You don’t flush if you’re embarrassed, you don’t flush if you gave up 145 points, you don’t flush if you didn’t play hard, didn’t play with effort, physicality, I don’t flush anything.”

Malone said he wanted more of his players to make their voices heard when it comes to leadership. He specifically called out Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.

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New York Knicks guard Josh Hart, #3, congratulates forward OG Anunoby, #8, as they head to the bench late in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

“We’re sixteen games in and we’re talking about effort, we’re talking about toughness, we’re talking about physicality. And regardless of who’s in, who’s out, who do we want to be as a player? So yeah, leadership would be great, strength would be great, physicality would be great, playing like you really cared would be great, and we didn’t do that tonight,” Malone added.

Jokic agreed with Malone, saying the team needed a wake-up call. Murray also questioned the team’s focus after they played the Los Angeles Lakers.

“It’s a long season. Guys have lives outside of basketball,” Murray said. “We just beat LA in LA. We have some guys who live in LA, so we stayed in LA. I don’t think everyone had the focus, and that’s what happens when you don’t have the focus.”

Murray later clarified his comments about X.

“By the way, we all stayed in LA! And had a great win. Not excluding myself, guys, we didn’t play together tonight,” he wrote.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, No. 15, appears to shoot for a basket over New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, No. 32, in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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