The honeymoon isn’t over, not by a long shot. But the shotgun marriage between Isaiah Thomas and Denver Nuggets fans swooped right to the next phase of the relationship late Thursday night:
The first lovers’ spat.
“(With) Isaiah, I think it’s a fine line,” Nuggets coach Mike Malone said of his veteran point guard, who proved to be a non-factor off the bench — four points, two turnovers in 11 minutes — during a 111-104 setback to Utah on Thursday at the Pepsi Center, the franchise’s fifth home loss in 32 contests. “He’s trying to find his rhythm and get comfortable with the ball in his hands and making plays.