The Denver Nuggets closed out their first week back from the All-Star break well, winning both their games.
Players like Isaiah Thomas and Jamal Murray are getting healthy at the right time and the Nuggets are making a push for home court advantage for the playoffs in a top-heavy Western Conference.
Isaiah Thomas’s expanding role
Coming into the season, one question for the Nuggets was the health of former Celtics hero Isaiah Thomas and his role within the team, and for the most part it seems like his role in the team has been figured out.