Due to the nature of my job, I was unable to watch this game on the television set, but fortunately the box score provided plenty of interesting tales to make for some quick commentary, so without further ado, tonight's 5 Game Nuggetz:
- Clearly there is a secret to beating the Kings. A secret to beating the worst team in the league you ask? Can it really be that much of a secret? Play average basketball? Don't melt down? Nay, the answer is quite clear: Score 118 points. In the Nuggets 3 victories over the Kings this season they have scored exactly 118 points. Had they scored that many in their only loss to the Kings, they would have been victorious by 4 points. The numbers don't lie folks.
- JR Swish, JR "Don't Call Me Junior" Smith, JR Sizzle, any of them will do for tonight, but none of them will quite capture the brilliance of JR when he lives up to his immense talent. Now I only wish his shot selection wouldn't be the same when the shots aren't falling. Let's just hope that now that JR has surpassed Abdul-Rauf's 3-Point record, he continues to stand during the National Anthem. Apparently, nothing can derail a sharpshooter's career faster than a slap in the face to Ol' Glory.
- Single-digit turnovers (9), double-digit blocks (10), double-digit steals (10). Those numbers tend to lead to victories, let's keep this up in Portland. Despite keeping this game embarrassingly close for most of the way, at least they came away with a victory in a classic trap game against the worst team in the league sandwiched between games on the road against the top team in the west and their closest division rival.
- Why can't Houston make things easy on the Nuggets? It seems like everybody that's chasing the Nugs blows out their best competition and struggles to close wins against non-playoff teams. Houston has won their last five games, including 10+ point victories over Portland, Orlando and New Orleans and a 4-point win over Golden State. Portland has also won their last 5, including wins over the Lakers and Spurs. At least Utah is playing nice; Out of the 6, 7 and 8 teams in the Western Conference, the Nugs probably match up the worst against them, so it's nice to see them playing their way into a matchup with the Lakers.
- Congratulations to the Nuggets on wrapping up the Northwest Division title. I was sad that I couldn't be there like I was the last time they clinched the division, but I'm hoping there will be pleny of opportunities to celebrate into late-May and June.
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