If the NBA had a “dress rehearsal” exhibition game the way the NFL does, Friday’s home game against Dallas would be it for the Nuggets, said coach Michael Malone.
“My approach is Dallas is our home opener,” Malone said. “Not that we have to come out and win the game, but let’s approach it like it’s our home opener in terms of minutes, rotations, who we play.”
Thus, there figures to be a lot to pay attention to Friday’s preseason finale. And that starts at the top, with the starting lineup. The Nuggets have gone with big men Jusuf Nurkic and Nikola Jokic in the front court for the majority of the preseason.