Denver advanced to the second round of the playoffs by virtue of a 80–78 win over Utah on Tuesday. The Nuggets will face the two-seed Clippers in the conference semifinals.
What the hell were the Nuggets thinking?
After a clutch poke from Gary Harris knocked the ball out of Donovan Mitchell’s hands, Jamal Murray was racing down the floor with a two-point lead and only precious seconds left against the Jazz on Tuesday. All Murray had to do was dribble out the clock or wait to be fouled and pick up easy points at the line.