Said Foote to the Avalanche faithful and his teammates after his final game at Pepsi Center, “Thank you for your support, and I love you all.â€
The Colorado Rockies have the look of a division winner with just 154 games to go in the 2011 MLB Season.
Barring an uncharacteristic slip by a suddenly stout Thunder squad and the Nuggets winning out, Denver seems destined for the 5th seed in the NBA Playoffs.
The Denver Nuggets powered past the Lakers on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, just their latest feat of strength since trading Carmelo Anthony. Turns out it’s a good time to be a die-hard Nuggets fan.
It was as much a statement win as any other recent Denver victory. Sacramento was on a four-game winning streak behind the revelatory play of Marcus Thornton, and these Kings gave the Nuggets all they had.
That’s right, the Avalanche have a chance to make hockey history by beating just two teams in their final 40 games. Barring an unforeseen setback like accidentally winning another game, Colorado is on pace to make the end of their crummy season honestly interesting in the worst way imaginable.
Aside from excellent two-way play by the Nuggets, the team turned around a trend of beating teams with bench depth. Denver’s starters all finished +10 or better, and Atlanta’s starters finished -10 or worse.
As bad as the Avalanche are right now in this moment in club history, only wiping the slate clean makes any kind of sense. Time to clean house Colorado.
Three Nuggets scored 20+ points, led by Lawson (23) and followed closely by Felton (22) and Chandler (21). This new Democratic scoring approach has replaced the former ‘All Melo All the Time’ Denver offense.
Broncos cornerback Perrish Cox will go to trial on felony sexual assault charges this Wednesday in Douglas County south of Denver. If found guilty, Cox could face as little as two years in prison or as much as a life sentence.
