Forty-one games in, it is clear the Nuggets are still managing the challenges of higher expectations. Last season, the team was a surprise success, securing 54 wins and a trip to the Western Conference semifinals. This campaign, Denver isn’t sneaking up on anyone and the team is realizing it has to bring out its best on a nightly basis in a highly-competitive Western Conference.
Michael Malone’s team has lived up to expectations for the most part. The Nuggets have a better winning percentage than they did last season, winning 70.7 percent of their games this season as opposed to 67.