The Denver Nuggets leave the comfy confines of the Pepsi Center and head for Brew City as they take on the Milwaukee Bucks. Both teams are hot, with Denver going 8-3 over its last 11 and Milwaukee even hotter at 9-2 since Jason Kidd was fired. Both teams have suffered serious injuries, with the Bucks missing both point guards and length while the Nuggets are down 2⁄3 of their front court. Both teams have no illusions on what they’re fighting for either.
The Bucks are trying to secure home court advantage in the Eastern Conference while the Nuggets are one of five teams tied with 26 losses out West.