Preview: Nuggets and Thunder battle at Ball Arena

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesThe Denver Nuggets take on the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight as they try to avenge their previous loss to the Thunder in early March. The Nuggets gave up 119 points in that game, and all five Nugget starters had a plus-minus of -20+. Denver’s starters have run into a bit of a rut lately, but this game offers them an opportunity to get right. The Nuggets are the best team in the league at beating opponents with a sub .500 record, so for their sake, they need to continue that to prevent Minnesota from creeping further into that 6th spot.

Of course, the Nuggets cannot take them for granted, evident by their previous home loss to this team. That being said,…