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Denver Nuggets: Player grades from Washington

By Michael Longhofer

Denver Nuggets v Washington WizardsWASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: Torrey Craig #3 of the Denver Nuggets defends Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards during the second half at Capital One Arena on March 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. 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. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)Getty ID: 937172852
Denver Nuggets v Washington WizardsWASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: Torrey Craig #3 of the Denver Nuggets defends Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards during the second half at Capital One Arena on March 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. 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. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)Getty ID: 937172852 /
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Denver Nuggets v Washington WizardsWASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards drives to the basket against Devin Harris #34 of the Denver Nuggets during the second half at Capital One Arena on March 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. 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. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)Getty ID: 937172874
Denver Nuggets v Washington WizardsWASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards drives to the basket against Devin Harris #34 of the Denver Nuggets during the second half at Capital One Arena on March 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. 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. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)Getty ID: 937172874 /

The Denver Nuggets played as complete a game as they have all season last night.

It was nice to see this Denver Nuggets team withstand a 3rd quarter dip and win a road game with solid performances all-around.

Each of the eight Nuggets participants in the game contributed on both ends of the floor.  Great players were great, role players filled those roles.  There’s not a lot to complain about with this one.

The Nuggets were further rewarded with a Jazz loss and a Clippers loss.  Those, coupled with the Nuggets victory, moved Denver within one game of the 8th seed and kept the Clippers a safe game-and-a-half back.

As premature as it would seem, given the last two-weeks of Nuggets basketball, we should talk about trying to get the seven seed.  We’ve had an awful run with the Rockets this year.  We’ve had a lot more success against the Warriors, who are banged-up heading into the playoffs.

It will be fun to see how this all plays out but before we get to any of that, let’s hand out a couple of player grades from last night.

Solid performance by the whole team but these two deserve recognition:

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