Carmelo Anthony makes it look easy

Marc Piscotty/NBAE/Getty Images Why is this man smiling? DENVER – Prior to tipoff, Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan recognized the challenge of containing Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony. Sloan dryly lamented that the daunting task would be a lot easier if longtime Jazz defensive nuisance Matt Harpring was still around. The quasi-retired Harpring was just one of many incapacitated bodies Sloan could’ve used to slow down Anthony. Lanky forward Andrei Kirilenko could've helped, but he's out for the series with an injured calf. Defensive specialist Tyrone Corbin would've been extremely useful, but the retired swingman hasn't suited up for Sloan since 1994. Instead, Utah had to rely on a platoon of younger, less experienced defenders to cover Anthony. The results weren't pretty as Anthony walloped the Jazz with 42 points in Denver's 126-113 win over Utah. "Melo was great," Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups said. "I could just se...