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How the rest of the season shapes up for the Nuggets

By Michael Longhofer

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 1: Logo of the Denver Nuggets is seen during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 1, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 1: Logo of the Denver Nuggets is seen during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 1, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 1: Logo of the Denver Nuggets is seen during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 1, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 1: Logo of the Denver Nuggets is seen during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 1, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /

As All-Star festivities wrap up in Tinseltown, out thoughts turn back to the streaking Nuggets and what the last third of the season has in store.

The Nuggets, winners of 7 of their last 10, have 32 wins against 26 losses.  They are tied for the 6th spot in the Western Conference, a half game out of 5th and only 2.5 games out of 3rd.  To be fair, they are also only 1 game up on 9th and out-of-the playoffs.  This is the Wild, Wild, West the Nuggets will have to navigate to secure a playoff position.  Everything from 3 to 11 is within 4.5 games.

Within the division the Nuggets are seeing a hard charge from the Utah Jazz (conceivable that the entire Northwest Division makes the playoffs this year).  The T-Wolves currently lead and hold the 4 seed, OKC is second and 5th in the Conference. The Blazers sit 7th in the conference, 4th in the division.

Here are some things we’ll be watching for the rest of the season:

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