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Denver Nuggets: Ranking Denver’s playoff opponents

By Chris Bolin

DENVER, CO - MARCH 12: Gary Harris #14 and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets react to a play during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 12, 2019 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 12: Gary Harris #14 and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets react to a play during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 12, 2019 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – MARCH 12: Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets reacts to a play during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 12, 2019 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – MARCH 12: Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets reacts to a play during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 12, 2019 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The Playoff Race

The Nuggets are 13-10 against Western Conference playoff teams. But it hasn’t been exactly been even across the board.

The Nuggets swept the Thunder — which surprises me, even as a big Nuggets believer — but lost three of four to the Rockets.

Here’s how the Nuggets have fared against the Western Conference.

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Golden State — 1-2 (One game left)

Houston Rockets — 1-3

Portland Trail Blazers — 2-0 (Two games left)

Utah Jazz — 1-2 (One game left)

Oklahoma City Thunder — 4-0

San Antonio Spurs — 1-2 (One game left)

Los Angeles Clippers — 3-1

Coming into the season, a couple of those records would have been a little surprising — namely Oklahoma City.

I don’t know if anybody expected Denver to sweep the Thunder — I, for one, did not. And I’m still weary about a potential matchup with the Oklahoma City in the first round.

But honestly, most are about what you would have expected — even if you had slotted Denver around the fifth seed.

How the last stretch of the season plays out will have a pretty big impact — on both seeding and how the Nuggets fair against their potential opponents.

And though the Nuggets have fared the best agains the Thunder this season, I don’t know if that’s who they necessarily want to play.

Then, who’s that?

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