The Denver Nuggets have the opportunity to win their division for the first time since 2013 tonight. In their way stands the only other team that can win the Northwest Division: the Portland Trail Blazers. A win tonight would give the Nuggets a three game lead on the Blazers with three games to go with the tiebreaker in hand. Should they fail, they’ll have another opportunity this weekend when they play the Blazers again, but in Portland. Best to get it done tonight.
The Blazers are having another strong close to a season despite some unfortunate luck with injuries.