Playoff seeds are on the line when the Nuggets (40-18) travel to Los Angeles to face the Clippers (39-19).
“Our whole focus is on beating the Clippers. Obviously, they are right behind us in the standings,” Nuggets head coach Michael Malone told reporters after Thursday’s practice. “It’s kind of unique, but a lot of the games down the stretch, we’re going to be [facing] teams that are fighting for playoffs spots. I want to make sure we’re playing our best basketball going into the playoffs and finding a rhythm on both ends of the floor.”
Denver enters this contest coming off two straightforward wins over Minnesota and Detroit and appeared to be clicking on all cylinders in the latter contest.