Torrey Craig carefully reached toward the hands of James Harden, being careful not to make contact with the player infamous for his ability to draw fouls.



Craig got all ball, and in one swift motion, swiped it from Harden at midcourt, then flew to the rim for a 360-degree dunk. Harden was left in the dust, forced to watch the Nuggets take another step toward their 105-95 victory.



Craig didn’t just spend time defending Harden, he actually spent most of his night on Houston’s other lethal scorer, Russell Westbrook.



“I knew going into this game this was a tailor-made Torrey Craig type of game with a Russell Westbrook and a James Harden,” Denver coach Michael Malone said.



It had been nine days since Craig had seen big minutes a game — since he logged 15 minutes against Minnesota.



With so much depth, particularly at the small forward position, Malone has been tasked with figuring out who on his team will get playing...