The Denver Nuggets (9-4) sit slightly ahead of the surging Portland Trailblazers (10-5) atop the NBAÆs Northwest division. And while the Nuggets have been on top of the Northwest since the beginning of the season, the Trailblazers have won eight of their last 10 games and are right on DenverÆs heels.
Luckily for the Nuggets, their next five games present a schedule as soft as velvet pillowsùmeaning if Denver can capitalize, they should be able to stretch the lead in the division.
Denver starts their stretch of sorry opponents against the saddest NBA team in 2009, the New Jersey Nets, who have yet to win a game at 0-13. Another number that bodes well for the Nuggets is 5-0, the perfect record that the team maintains at home thus far in 2009. Denver looks to build ...
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Denver Nuggets’ Soft Schedule Should Mean Separation in the Northwest
Posted: 23rd November 2009 by Rich Kurtzman in NBAComments Off on Denver Nuggets’ Soft Schedule Should Mean Separation in the Northwest