Post All-Star break, the Nuggets have locked in and stayed focused on winning. Up until Thursday, they had won the last 9 games at home, and they remain neck and neck with the Golden State Warriors for the first place slot in the West.
To be honest, I couldn’t care less whether or not the Nuggets take first or second in the West as the position relates to their bragging rights. I’m more concerned about who they’ll match up with in the first round of the playoffs. If the post-season started today, they’d face the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, and if they had captured first with a win over Utah, they’d meet the Los Angeles Clippers.