Preview: Clippers sail into Denver for a playoff-seeding fight

In a playoff race with razor-thin margins, tonight’s clash between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers is a big one. The Nuggets have only lost to the Houston Rockets in the month of February, going 7-2 so far, but that hasn’t helped them solidify a playoff spot at all. The Nuggets are currently 8th in the Western Conference, with the Clippers sitting in 9th, but both teams are tied in the loss column and just one loss back of the Minnesota Timberwolves for 3rd.

The Clippers won 109-104 in their last meeting, but many things have changed for the clubs since then. Both teams are missing players, both teams are indifferent-to-awful defensively depending on the night, and both teams…