In the throes of a playoff chase, every game matters.
For weeks now, Nuggets coach Michael Malone has deemed the team’s next game the “most important” one of the season. It’s an indication of how fluid — and stacked — the Western Conference playoff race has become.
There’s only a week left in the regular season, and Golden State, Dallas, Denver, Utah and Minnesota are all still jockeying for position. All that matters to the Nuggets is that they remain in control of their own destiny with three games to go. The last thing they need is to rely on anyone else’s help at the moment.