Destiny has fallen into the hands of the Nuggets. Although it looked bad losing to Utah on Saturday, the Nuggs definitely made up for the loss with a huge win over the Rockets last night. Denver now sits alone in 8th place, leaving the Warriors on the outside looking in.
So, with one more game left to play, will the Nuggets have what it takes to make their way in? Well, all that really has to happen is for the Nuggets to win on Wednesday and their in for sure. But, if we wanted to make things interesting, there are other ways. Golden State still has two games left, one with the Suns tonight and one with the Supersonics on Wednesday. They’ll probably win on Wednesday, so we need the Suns to win tonight.
Dallas is also in the mix, because the Nuggs are only one game behind them. If they lose their last game to New Orleans, and the Nuggs win, both teams would be tied with 50 wins and 32 losses. Denver holds the tiebreaker with Dallas and Golden State, and would then be the seventh seed in the playoffs instead of the eighth. What does that mean? Well, right now it would mean playing the Lakers instead of the Hornets come playoff time.
Personally, I would rather see the Nuggs play the New Orleans Hornets before the Los Angles Lakers because of the advantage we would have in the defensive matchups. Also, the Lakers are no stranger to the playoffs, and New Orleans is definitely new to the scene. But, if New Orleans loses to Dallas, then the Nuggs would remain in 8th place, and the San Antonio Spurs would be in a tie for first with New Orleans, and these teams would have to have a playoff to see who the Nuggets would play. Talk about the craziest year in the NBA ever.
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