With their win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, the Denver Nuggets have officially clinched the Northwest division. This is the first time that Denver will be the division champions since the 2010 season. Although the Nuggets made the playoffs in 2011, 2012 and 2013, they were unable to claim the division crown in those seasons.
The win over Portland also secured homecourt advantage in the first round for Denver. The Nuggets will finish no worse than third in the Western Conference, but still have to fend off the Houston Rockets for the second seed. As things currently stand, Denver is 1.