Denver Nuggets 130, Washington Wizards 110
Q. Could you just start with your thoughts overall tonight?
BRIAN KEEFE: I thought we were okay at the very beginning, but then when adversity hit we didn't respond to it well which we have not been doing.
So we took a little bit of a step back tonight with that in terms of our mindset. I thought we did respond in the second half. Came out with a little more sense of urgency. Eugene gave us some about good minutes there. We gave it a nice little push, but it was too much to overcome that first half.
Q. Your mentioned, off-game overall, and tough team to measure your new rotations against for the first time, but what you what are your first impressions?
BRIAN KEEFE: I thought our rotations were fine but I think that the whole group just struggled to find collectively the mental toughness to fight through some of the adversity we found tonight. We have not been showing that at all.
I'm sure our group will be ready to respond for a game tomorrow. But our level weren't as high as it should be.
Q. Why did you want to put Bilal into that starting group?
BRIAN KEEFE: I think it's a great path for his development. We have been putting him on guys who are top-level scorers. Brings us size into that lineup. Defense, athleticism. I think it's a natural progression for him.
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