Tempers got out of hand during the fourth quarter of Tuesday's matchup between the Clippers and Nuggets.
Frustrated with Denver's "Hack-A-Jordan" strategy, Clippers forward Blake Griffin let the Denver bench know the intentional fouls on teammate DeAndre Jordan were useless after he slammed home an alley-oop to put the Clippers up by double-digits.
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The expletives from Griffin irritated Nuggets coach Michael Malone who was jawing back at Griffin during the following timeout.
Sometimes I worry about Malone's blood pressure. pic.twitter.com/ts2PSYgIEC
— Nate Timmons (@NateTimmonsBSN) November 25, 2015 Malone and Griffin were both assessed technical fouls, but Malone's frustration carried over to his bench just moments later as he was seen arguing with rookie point guard Emmanuel Mudiay.
Michael Malone and Emmanuel Mudiay in a heated exchange on #Nuggets bench. pic.twitter.com/UMjuwfmUWW
— Nate Timmons (@NateTimmonsBSN) November 25, 2015 Malone said after the Nuggets fourth-straight loss that he apologized to the team for getting the technical and that there is no issue between him and Mudiay.
"Everything’s fine. I think there’s frustration on our end having lost four games in a row now and just trying to find a way to get a win," Malone said via bsndenver.com. "And I think obviously wining is a great cure for anybody, like it was for [the Clippers] tonight.”