Updated: May 15, 2012, 7:48 am ET

Danilo Gallinari Still Fuming Over Loss

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

Too angry and embarrassed to sleep, Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari must stare down a tough question: Did the pain of his NBA playoff experience help him grow, or expose him as a performer who shrinks in big moments?

“I had a bad night. It’s my nature, and I was given this by my parents, to live for those big moments. I want big games to prove to myself that I’m a winner and not a loser,” Gallinari told me Monday, still in agony more than 36 hours after a 96-87 loss that eliminated Denver from the postseason.

“I’m still not sleeping. I’m still mad,” Gallinari said. “Not talking to anybody. You lucky I’m talking to you guys today.”
“I think I have to be stronger mentally,” Gallinari said. “I have to take more responsibilities and have to be more ready.”

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