rest - http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci...iers-clevelandCLEVELAND — About a week ago, Nuggets coach Brian Shaw gathered his team and warned the players of the coming media storm if the losing continued.
The losing continued. The storm has arrived.
But then Monday night happened. Right out of the blue.
The Nuggets pulled off the stunner of their season so far, a 106-97 win over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena, amid questions swirling wondering if anyone, from president Josh Kroenke to general manager Tim Connelly to head coach Brian Shaw, truly knows what he's doing in attempting to build a winner.
"It's a process," Shaw said. "The reality of the situation is last year our front office was new. Our coaching staff was new. It was the first time, obviously, all working together. The first time with our players being around each other, we dealt with a lot of injuries. We still have guys that aren't 100 percent coming back from the injuries. Now, granted, we aren't playing as well as we think we should be or that we're capable of playing.