They may have the best record in the Western Conference, but the Nuggets fall in the latest installment of CBS Sports’ weekly NBA Power Rankings. The new rankings, released Monday, put Denver at No. 5.
CBS sports writer Colin Ward-Henninger noted that the Nuggets didn’t have their “best week on or off the floor” as they dropped a winnable game to the Magic and also saw the Western Conference add Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to theirs potential path added the finals.”
Durant is now a member of the Phoenix Suns and Irving is now teammates with Luka Dončić with the Dallas Mavericks. Both teams share the fourth-best record in the Western Conference (31-27).
The Bucks, Celtics, Cavaliers and 76ers are all ahead of the Nuggets this week.
The Nuggets are 13-14 on the road and face the Miami Heat Monday night with a chance to bring that road record back to a .500. They will be without guard Jamal Murray, who has missed several games with knee pain. (“Not the one he had ACL surgery on, thank God.” Ward-Henninger writes.)
Forwards Aaron Gordon and Zeke Nnaji will also miss Monday night’s game injured.
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