The Denver Nuggets are back for a quick pit stop at Pepsi Center following a 1-1 road trip in Houston and Miami. Next up, the third of four meetings with the Los Angeles Clippers.
At 24-16, Doc Rivers has the Clips in the fourth seed and on a three-game win streak after taking down Phoenix, Orlando and Charlotte. Denver and Los Angeles split the two games at Staples Center in October and December, and this one has importance both for tiebreaker purposes and for general seeding. The Nuggets are looking to build on their Western Conference leading record - without the L.