The Nuggets say they're done fighting with one another and are ready to try and salvage their season.

Denver trails Utah 3-1 in their first round series heading into Wednesday's Game 5.

Carmelo Anthony says he was misunderstood when he said he couldn't beat the Jazz all by himself.

"A lot of people took what I said when I said I needed help the wrong way. But I talked to my teammates. They know what I meant," Anthony said. "We talk basketball every day, so they know I'm not pointing nobody out individually.

"I'm not saying I'm playing the best I can play. I'm in there with them. We're all losing together," he added.

J.R. Smith also caused waves with a message on his Twitter page following Game 4. The reserve guard was annoyed that the team was playing "selfish" basketball.

"The locker room is fine," Anthony said. "We had a great practice today. Everybody seemed to be on the same page as of right now. And tomorrow, we're going to go out there and battle."

Denver point guard Chauncey Billups reiterated that the team misses coach George Karl. They are being coached by assistant Adrian Dantley as Karl undergoes cancer treatments.

"You miss his voice, you miss his leadership, you miss the plays that he draws up in timeouts. You miss the halftime speech. You miss everything," Billups said. "But that's not an excuse at all because I don't do that, I don't make excuses. I think A.D. has done a wonderful job. But that's what you miss when your head coach is out."