Paul and Griffin slowed down after a hot first quarter on Thursday night at Staples Center. LA was playing their third game in as many nights, and the Denver fast break quickly stretched the Clippers thin.
With Carmelo Anthony slowing the offense to a crawl in New York, the Nuggets have the cap space and floor time to run the most dynamic, team-oriented style in the league.
With a healthy and energized George Karl at the helm, the Nuggets may not be far off from realizing their potential as an elite Western Conference contender.
The rout was in question for a while, but the Nuggets pulled it out. Melo deserves the vast majority of the credit for stopping the bleeding. He owned the second half of the 4th quarter when the outcome of game was beginning to come back into question.
The game stayed close all night, until the Nuggets finally outlasted and wore down the Hornets on their home court.
Dr. Jumper spent a lot of time on the court Monday night when the Nuggets took on the Suns in Phoenix.
It all started with an innocuous free throw miss in the third quarter. Carmelo Anthony was just two points shy of 12,000 for his career, and the Nuggets were ahead by double-digits.
The Nuggets, with a 3 game lead in the Northwest, have also moved up the power rankings to 4th and are heading into their next game with longest current winning streak in the NBA, winners of their last 6.
The ratio of good to bad news is not appealing, but the Nuggets performance as of late has been nothing short of shoddy. How and when will they find a foothold and regain a dominant stance in the West…
The Nuggets are sitting atop the summit of the Northwest Division, gazing down on Utah and Portland who are battling for second place.
