Nuggets RSS Feed| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Denver Nuggets | 37-17 |
| 2 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29-27 |
| 3 | Utah Jazz | 27-27 |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 26-27 |
| 5 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 25-27 |
Denver Nuggets Front Office
Nuggets Analysis
Denver's loss in Philadelphia was meaningful not because of how it impacts a tired MVP conversation, but how it showed a crack in the overall project for the Nuggets ahead of the trade deadline.
After two years of Jokic carrying a largely sundry crew through the woods, the Nuggets have finally formed back into a true showcase squad, worthy of many more grand stages. They are a basketball team worth falling in love with.
Forever linked by their bubble series in 2020, the Nuggets and Clippers endured major injuries in 2021, and are now poised to return to contention status in 2023.