The Wolves, in Nash's estimation, "were on the verge of blowing the roof off this place."

Instead they got broomed, giving Nelson ample opportunity to explain that his relationship with Najera isn't as loud as it looks.

"I love him more than anyone on the team," Nelson said.

Najera? The kid you yell at all the time?

"Do you really think so?" Nelson asked back, sounding disappointed that it looks that way to some outsiders. "He's my favorite child, so to speak, so maybe you're a little tougher on him.

"He makes errors that he shouldn't, but, again, he's young and he's just starting to play a lot. I'm just trying to make sure he understands the mistake he made. Because if he's making the errors, he's telling me I can't play him. And I want to play him."