What to root for now that the Denver Nuggets are eliminated?

Apr. 27, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) hug after game five of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Chase Center. (Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports)
Apr. 27, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) hug after game five of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Chase Center. (Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports) /
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Who to root for now that the Denver Nuggets are eliminated? Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies guards Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors during the second half at FedExForum on 11 Jan. 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)
Who to root for now that the Denver Nuggets are eliminated? Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies guards Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors during the second half at FedExForum on 11 Jan. 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) /

Who should the Denver Nuggets root for? Fun Western Conference teams

The Western Conference is exciting. It always has been but this season, there are some fast-paced young teams trying to make a playoff push while some solid veterans look to establish themselves in the league’s record books.

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are legitimate title contenders but in a second-round series against the Memphis Grizzlies, are they really that favored?

Ja Morant just pulled off the dunk of the year in the middle of a playoff game (!) and the Minnesota Timberwolves are making a lot more noise than any of us believed that they would.

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The Suns are injured and who knows what Devin Booker will look like returning on an injured hamstring, but if it’s like the 31 first-half points he scored in the game he got injured, who can beat them?

As title contenders next season and onwards, the Denver Nuggets are going to be playing against these teams in the future, so let’s enjoy it from afar this season before diving right into the mix next season.

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