Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokić reportedly gave a speech to his teammates after the team parted ways with head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth.

The difference for the Nuggets? Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray 's supporting cast. The trio of Russell Westbrook, Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun were big in helping the squad close out the game. Nuggets interim head coach David Adelman addressed such after the game, too.

Denver's all-world center will be the focus of the Clippers' stingy defense, with 7-foot Ivica Zubac the focal point of their attack.