With nine games remaining, the Denver Nuggets have some of the toughest tests remaining as they battle for playoff seeding. Tonight they face off against the league’s best team in the Phoenix Suns, and on April 1st they match up with a Timberwolves squad who is on their heels for the 6th seed. As it stands right now, the Nuggets remain in that 6th spot, 1.5 games ahead of the Timberwolves and 2.5 games behind the Mavericks and Jazz for the 4th seed.
So as the Nuggets start to make their run towards the playoffs, many are pondering what expectations they should have for this team.