Donovan Mitchell remained patient with Denver’s defense making things difficult for him.

Instead of forcing the issue, he simply distributed the ball — until his opening arrived.

It was a rare blowout in what’s been a tight showdown between the two teams all season. Despite Denver winning the previous four games, counting the regular season, the total margin was only 21 points.

„All of our games are usually close games and this one got away from us,“ Malone said. „We have to learn from it. We have to look it. We can’t be afraid to look into the mirror and see why we lost. But once we do that let’s turn the page.“

Jokic and the Nuggets couldn’t get anything going late in the second quarter, with one trip down the floor illustrating their struggles. They had about five shots — several in close by Jokic — but no points to show for it.

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