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AskNuggLove: Denver Nuggets Mailbag Roundtable

By Kyle Standfield

Jan 16, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari (8), Denver Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic (15), and Denver Nuggets guard Jameer Nelson (1) celebrate during the first half against the Orlando Magic at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 16, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari (8), Denver Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic (15), and Denver Nuggets guard Jameer Nelson (1) celebrate during the first half against the Orlando Magic at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /
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Which has been the Denver Nuggets’ best win of the season so far?

Kyle Standfield: The best W of the season so far was unequivocally our 108-106 triumph over the Toronto Raptors in front of an uncharacteristically raucous preseason crowd up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Just kidding! In all seriousness, the Denver Nuggets have had a few distinctive victories through the first third of the season. They beat the Bulls on NBATV, obliterated the Blazers after losing to the lowly Mavs and absolutely manhandled the Pacers in London. Truth be told, the victory over the Pacers is probably the right answer here. But for varieties sake, I’m going with Denver’s 123-104 route of the Celtics in Boston as the best win of the season thus far. On the final game of a five game east coast road trip, the Nuggets went into Boston and blew the home team out early thanks to an incredible 24 point first quarter by Emmanuel Mudiay. His absurd individual performance in the first frame had me running around the house like a mad man, and will be something I won’t forget any time soon. The whole team was energized off the back of Mudiay’s first quarter, something that shouldn’t go unheralded considering the game was the last of a long road trip.

Blake Holmes: I would say the November 20th game against the Utah Jazz. This was a big win against a rival of the Northwest division, and Denver won pretty convincingly as well, with a score of 105-91. It also proved that the Denver Nuggets can hang with a playoff team, as Utah has played some good basketball this year.

J.J. Vega: There have been some great wins so far in the season, but I have to go with the one against the Pacers in London. The Denver Nuggets went to the court and absolutely exploded in a way that, honestly, I would’ve never imagined. Putting 140 points is no easy task, and it was a great all around game for every one in the team. The most important thing was that they snapped the 5 game losing streak, so hope is still there for them and I think that game in particular represented that hope.

Mike Wilson: You know, they actually lost the game, but, I think the Malone ejection game against the Brooklyn Nets was the catalyst for the season thus far. I think this is when the players really saw Malone buy in as he got ejected with 7:37 left in the 3rd. This spurred a nearly miraculous 29-point comeback. The fire, passion, intensity and insane fervor that Malone displayed during his ejection resonated with his team. Malone has taken credit for all of the losses; every single one of them. For that reason, it will be Malone that gets credit if the Denver Nuggets turn this season around. Miked Up is #TeamMalone.

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