Getting your player ready...
Dahntay Jones’ start:
The athletic guard missed three layups and picked up four fouls early in the first quarter.
Nuggets blocking out early:
Denver allowed four offensive rebounds and eight second-chance points in the first quarter.
Fourth-quarter miscues:
Two for Carmelo Anthony; plus a wild shot for J.R. Smith.
Reunion:
During a timeout, “Top Gun” pilots Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer were shown split-screen to the movie’s theme song “Danger Zone.”
Chris Dempsey, The Denver Post
