Nuggets' absurd opening night snub will provide even more motivation

Utah Jazz v Denver Nuggets | Dustin Bradford/GettyImagesParts of the NBA schedule have leaked, including some of the major days on the calendar and while the Nuggets will be playing on Christmas night, they did not get selected to play on opening night. Instead, the league opted to start the season with a doubleheader featuring the Rockets at Thunder and followed by Warriors at Lakers.

The first matchup is reasonable enough, as the Thunder are defending champs and the Rockets were the two seed in the West last year. Plus, they added former OKC legend, Kevin Durant, which vaults them into contention and creates extra drama with Durant’s first game as a Rocket coinciding with the Thunder…