Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone knows the mind can play tricks on players when it comes to crunch time in the NBA Finals, so he's trying out some mental games himself. His team needs one more win against the Miami Heat to secure their first NBA championship title, after Friday's victory in South Florida gave them a 3-1 lead in the series. Back on home court Monday, the odds favor the Nuggets who in the last two games have had the measure of Miami in every department of the game. The home crowd will turn up expecting a celebration and the pundits will talk of Denver needing to simply wrap up the series but Malone knows that kind of mood spells danger.

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