Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokić have formed another potent duo in Denver.
The Denver Nuggets aren’t the same team that won the NBA championship two seasons ago, losing three rotation players to free agency over the last two offseasons. But they remain a title contender because they have the best player in the world and he’s having, perhaps, the best season of his career.
With 16 games left in the season, the Nuggets are in third place in the West, tied with the second-place Memphis Grizzlies (who they’ll face in the last week) at 42-24.
Nikola Jokić gives the Nuggets a chance against any team in the league. But they’ve also shown some flaws, especially against other good teams.
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