Timeout? Push the ball? Nuggets have different opinions on end-of-game sequence

DENVER — In an end-of-game sequence that will be highly debated over the next 24 hours, Nuggets coach Michael Malone stood by his decision not to call a timeout on the final possession of the Denver Nuggets’ 111-110 loss to the Boston Celtics with 5.7 seconds remaining and his team trailing by one.

“We got a stop, didn’t want them to set their defense,” Malone said. “Obviously, I think we had a chance to throw the ball ahead and get a better look, but it was a situation we said it in the timeout. If we get a stop and we have a chance to break out, let’s go with it. And Will Barton’s made plays like that before for us.”