It was only fitting that on the night Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert were celebrating their first career All-Star appearances, the Utah Jazz should face the Denver Nuggets, the generous organization willing to trade two stars for Trey Lyles, Erick Green, Tyler Lydon and cash considerations.
Unfortunately, Denver seemed to prove it didn’t miss their best two draft picks of a decade by winning at home 106-100.
On the night, there was more Gobert (and Jordan Clarkson) than Mitchell in terms of star impact, and the lack of that dominant duo certainly factored into a third-quarter collapse and the eventual defeat.