Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone didn’t have time to mince his 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 performance after the game, saying they wouldn’t “wash it away” and move on.

“F— that man, no. No, we don’t flush,” he said, via ESPN. “You don’t flush when you’re embarrassed, you don’t flush when you’ve given up 145 points, you don’t flush when you haven’t played hard, haven’t played with effort or physicality, I don’t flush anything.”

Malone said he wants more of his players to speak up when it comes to being leaders. He specifically called out Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.

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New York Knicks guard Josh Hart, No. 3, congratulates forward OG Anunoby, No. 8, as they head toward the Denver Nuggets late in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Denver go to the bank. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

“We’re 16 games in and we’re talking about effort, we’re talking about toughness, we’re talking about physicality. … And no matter who’s in, who’s out, who do we want to be?” “So, yeah, leadership would be great, toughness would be great, physicality would be great, playing like you really care would be great, and We didn’t do that tonight,” Malone added.

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

“It’s a long season. Boys have lives outside of basketball,” Murray said. “We just beat LA in LA. We have some people who live in LA, so they stayed in LA. I don’t think everyone was focused on that, 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, #15, looks to shoot a basket over New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, #32, during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, November 25, 2024 in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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