KEEP PUSHING

Malone’s relief after the game followed his insistence before tip-off that there was still plenty of reason to focus.

„I think it’s so important to make sure you’re playing at the highest level you possibly can going into the postseason,“ Malone said. „And we’ve still got some things to play for. Being a division champion is something that we talk about. Trying to get that one seed, why not us? With 13 games to go, way too early to talk about preservation mode.“

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