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Denver Nuggets: 30-14 overall, 4-0 last weekSBN Blog: Denver Stiffs.
Last week: 3.
Yes, they've got problems on the J.R. Smith front -- Smith pouted after only playing 12 minutes in an overtime win over the Hornets on Saturday, and Denver Stiffs thinks his time is up. But they've also won seven in a row, and while six of those were home games, only one of them was remotely in doubt by the fourth quarter (the New Orleans game). I'm not sure they're good enough to beat the Lakers in a seven-game series, but you have to admit, they've got the best shot to do it. I guarantee you the Lakers don't want anything to do with them.
