Denver Nuggets Game Preview: Crucial game vs. Spurs

The Denver Nuggets enter a crucial stage of their first-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs when the two sides meet on Saturday in Game four.

Bad habits crept into Denver’s Game three performance in a 118-108 defeat to San Antonio at AT&T Center on Thursday night. After excelling on defense for two months, the Nuggets couldn’t stay in front of the opposition on the perimeter and struggled internally as well. The hosts had a 62-42 edge in points in the paint.

Still, this series is far from over.

Up until the fourth quarter, the Nuggets had shown plenty of positives, especially from Nikola Joki\u0107 and the team’s bench unit. Denver’s reserves dropped 50 points on Thursday. If…