NBA Power Rankings: Are San Antonio Spurs For Real?

23. team. 73. <p>The Denver Nuggets are four games back (in the loss column) from the 8th seed (Portland Trail Blazers) in the Western Conference, but their schedule has hit a huge rough patch. They’ve dropped three of their last four and there’s no end in sight.</p> <p>Denver has play host to the Raptors, visit the Jazz, come home for Chicago and then play in New York against a much better looking Knicks team. That could be four losses in a row, and could eliminate any hope the Nuggets had of making a playoff push over the next few weeks.</p> <p>Their next four games are that important.</p>. (18-30). Previous: 25th. Denver Nuggets