Denver, riding a three-game winning streak, is deep and dangerous.
The Nuggets (13-7) don’t even have a healthy Will Barton or Isaiah Thomas, and already Michael Malone is blessed with ample quality reserves.
“It’s one of the deepest and youngest teams that I’ve ever had, and that’s what I like about our team,” Malone said. “We’re young, but guys go out there like Monte (Morris), like Torrey (Craig), Malik (Beasley), Juancho (Hernangomez) and they play, and they play, most of the time, with a poise that most young guys don’t.”
With guard Gary Harris nursing a sore ankle and resting Saturday night in Oklahoma City, the Nuggets mopped the floor defensively as Craig, who’d played just five minutes over the previous four games, bottled up Russell Westbrook.