SALT LAKE CITY — When Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone looks at the box score from Monday’s Game 1 win over the Utah Jazz, there’s a lot to be happy about. But Donovan Mitchell’s 57 points is a glaring eyesore.
Despite the Nuggets, and particularly Torrey Craig, having defended Mitchell well in the past, he was able to shake loose and aggressively create contact, eventually forcing Craig to foul out of the game late in the fourth quarter.