WASHINGTON D.C. – There was no mistaking the spring in Paul Millsap’s step.
It wasn’t arrogance that led him to a bouncing, back-pedaling waddle as he willed in a clutch and-1 jumper a week ago against Indiana; it was jubilance.
Freed from the burden of overthinking, Millsap broke from his typically stoic demeanor and danced the ball down the net. Millsap was so out of his element that his youthful bounce drew genuine are-you-kidding-me grins from teammates Jamal Murray and Monte Morris, both more than 10 years younger than the Nuggets’ veteran power forward.
Millsap draws a foul on a short drive, then does a little shimmy dance that @ScottHastings dubs "The Penguin.