It appears the Nuggets will be returning to Denver between games 1 and 2 of their opening round series against the L.A. Lakers, the Denver Post is reporting.

"I just think three days (in Los Angeles) is too long," Coach George Karl said. "You play an afternoon game, get back that night; I think it gives us more of a comfort zone for the coaching staff. . . . I just don't like being in the enemy city that long."