The Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings are separated by just a half-game in the standings, but the gulf between them seems to widen by the game. The Nuggets are 10-9 in their last 19 games and are finally able to get their healthy players on the same page.
This isn't to say they are healthy, with Darrell Arthur still suffering from a recurring leg injury and Jameer Nelson exploring the surgery option for his ailing wrist, an option that would keep him out the remainder of the season. But with Jusuf Nurkic logging a 16 point, 11 rebound double-double just before the break and Emmanual Mudiay scoring in double-figures in 13 of his last 17 games while keeping his turnovers at 4 or fewer in all but two of those contests (and netting a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio) the youth may be able to surmount the rookie/sophomore wall for the stretch run.