The reality of the NBA schedule is often overlooked by NBA fans. Roughly 20 hours after the final buzzer sounded on their heartbreaking loss to the Boston Celtics, the Denver Nuggets will tipoff in San Antonio against LaMarcus Aldridge and the Spurs.
Think about the series of events for the young Denver team. The starters played 35+ minutes in a tough, fast-paced battle in Denver that ended around 10:00 pm. They hit the showers, grabbed a bite to eat, and caught a plane to San Antonio around midnight, probably checked into a hotel room around 4:00 am local time, woke in time for a light shoot around and will be back on the court by 7:00 local time.