Denver Nuggets: Bloodied, but not broken

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Torrey Craig left it all on the floor, some of it in bright red dropsThe cheers started to rain down to the Pepsi Center floor as Torrey Craig almost pulled a mini-Willis Reed last night in the third quarter.

For the very very few of you basketball fans unfamiliar with Reed’s story, the New York Knicks captain willed himself onto the floor through a pretty significant leg injury for Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Players from both squads attribute Reed’s courageous last-minute decision to play through the pain as a key inspiration in a decisive Knicks win.

When Craig came back from a lengthy locker room layover for your Denver…