'We got punked' - Adelman after OKC thrashing - video Dailymotion

Nuggets boss David Adelman says his team joined the party late in their humiliating loss against the Thunder

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00:00Yeah, but we got punked and we didn't play well enough and they came out with the right

00:04intensity and we didn't.

00:06I thought we let some open shots early and they can affect us how we play defensively.

00:11And, you know, this is a team that does that.

00:13I mean, there's a reason why they have historic plus minus numbers throughout this season

00:17is they put people away.

00:19So you got to have a much better start than that.

00:22We can't come out like that, that kind of mentality.

00:25I thought we joined the party late.

00:27When you join the party late, the refs look at you as reactionary.

00:30The whistle doesn't go your way.

00:32So you can't be reactionary in these playoff games.

00:35You have to do it from the tip, from the start.

00:37We know that.

00:38I could tell in that room.

00:39The eyes looking back at me know that.

00:42That's the reality of what just happened.

00:43So we'll go back.

00:45Obviously, it's a really tough series and a really good team, but I'll say it again.

00:50You can't get punked the first six minutes.