The Nuggets are fresh off a nice weekend of winning, picking up victories over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday and the Sacramento Kings on Sunday to keep pace with the other Western Conference playoff teams.
Now they travel to California for a must-win game — every game is a must-win at this point — against the surprisingly resilient team that has been one of the best teams in the league in the new year.
The game has a lot of weight behind it, thanks to a lot of sensitive souls on the Lakers sideline.