Rock bottom for the 2024-25 Denver Nuggets was in Washington. Caught in a malaise too early in the season for it to be acceptable, they fell to 11-10 on Dec. 7 after wasting a Nikola Jokic career-high scoring night and freeing the Wizards from a 16-game losing streak.
Since then, Denver has rounded into form as one of the best teams in the NBA. But lethargy has been nagging at the Nuggets again this week, in defeat and in victory. Enter the Wizards, transfigured at the trade deadline but still among the league’s most eager-to-lose organizations.