Defensively, the Nuggets corrected a couple of the key problems that have plagued them recently, evoking Michael Malone’s rage on Monday. They won the paint 64-38 and outscored the Jazz 33-9 in transition, two nights after Malone called Denver a “one-way running team.” Utah was held to 18 points in the second quarter and 23 in the third.

On Monday evening, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets had their worst loss of the season when they fell 145-118 to the New York Knicks at home. Jokic finished