Nikola Jokiu0107 and the Nuggets surge in the final roundup of the year.
Clashes between many of the NBA’s top teams, in part brought on by the Christmas showcase, revealed a lot about the current makeup of the league.
The Celtics corrected course against the Bucks in a big way, the Nuggets rose to the top of the Western Conference, the Grizzlies showed cracks against the Warriors and the Nets and 76ers just kept on winning. Further down the standings, the Raptors and Magic both made steps in the right direction as well.