Paraphrasing Freddie Mercury, a scribe recently posed this burning question, Bohemian Rhapsody style, to Denver Nuggets forward Torrey Craig:
Was the lockdown defense during the first 10 weeks of the season the real life? Or was it just fantasy?
“I mean, it’s a tough league,” replied Craig, whose Nuggets (31-15) host Phoenix (11-38) at 7 on Friday night at the Pepsi Center to start a weekend back-to-back that includes a visit from Philadelphia (32-17) on Saturday. “Teams are really good. Teams are going to score the ball.
“It’s really tough to get teams to not score and to keep them under 100.