A 3-game shedding streak earlier than the All-Star Break is way within the rearview mirror; the surging Denver Nuggets have taken sole possession of first place within the Western Convention for the primary time since mid-November.
The Nuggets defeated the Miami Warmth 100-88 at Kaseya Heart on Wednesday. Denver coach Michael Malone made it clear after the sport that getting the No. 1 seed within the NBA playoffs is one thing his group will battle arduous for in its remaining common season video games.
“If we are able to get it, positive we will take it. And we’re not going to shrink back from that,” Malone mentioned. “It was very efficient for us final yr, having home-court all through everything of the playoffs.”
The Nuggets are 10-1 because the All-Star break. They at the moment have a 46-20 document and are a half sport forward of the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and a full sport forward of the Minnesota Timberwolves. They play Minnesota three extra instances earlier than the season’s finish.
Sturdy play at each ends of the ground within the last phases of their video games just lately has been a system for achievement for Denver.
“One thing we all the time discuss is that your fourth quarter needs to be your greatest quarter,” Malone mentioned. “It is closing time.”