The screen should’ve created a mismatch, a blockade designed to steer Fred VanVleet toward Nikola Jokic, Denver’s plodding two-time MVP.
Instead, as the Raptors tried to withstand Denver’s mounting fourth-quarter comeback on Monday night, the play backfired. With 1:15 left and the Raptors clinging to a 111-110 lead, VanVleet drove downhill at Jokic, seemingly exploiting the space Jakob Poeltl’s scr . . .