The Denver Nuggets are in familiar territory. With just twenty-four games to go they find themselves in position to pick up a lower seed in the playoffs, but they also have teams just outside of the playoffs nipping at their heels. This was no different than the situation last year. The Nuggets floundered in crucial games down the stretch and ultimately would miss the post season by two games in 2017 and desperately want to avoid a repeat of that. This isn’t to say that this year’s team isn’t better than last years. Despite being slotted in the eighth seed on February 22, 2017, the Nuggets were six games under .