Nuggets vs. Warriors Preview: Five Key Factors

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warriors small logonuggets small logoThe Golden State Warriors are one of the surprise playoffs teams out of the Western Conference this season.

Expected in the preseason to make noise if – and only if – Andrew Bogut stayed healthy, the team appeared destined for a rough start when it was reported that Bogut could miss a big chunk of the season – and he did – due to an unstable ankle that needed more time to heal than expected.

Despite his absence, however, the Warriors found a way to reach the postseason for the first time since 2007, thanks in large part to the rise of Stephen Curry – the other key player that had to stay healthy in order for the team to succeed.

SH Blog: Metta could play on Tuesday, Scola says Suns don’t know how to play

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Carmelo_AnthonyMonday night was all about the National Championship game between Louisville and Michigan, and rightfully so. This was one game no basketball fan should have missed. Check out the details of the amazing game, along with players’ reactions here.

Back to the NBA: with the season winding down, there are plenty of questions to wonder about. Will the Los Angeles Lakers make the playoffs this season? Who will be the Coach of the Year? Can Carmelo Anthony hold off Kevin Durant for the scoring title? Those are just three of the 10 questions Chris Sheridan had in this piece about the 10 unanswered questions with 10 days left in the regular season.

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Bernucca: Ouch! Many Teams Banged Up as Playoffs Draw Near

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Gallinari injuryDanilo Gallinari’s season-ending injury this week put the Denver Nuggets in a club whose membership seems to get larger every day.

Playoff teams missing key players.

There are very few teams who will be at full strength when the playoffs start two weekends from now. But two of those teams are last year’s NBA Finals combatants, which could make for a relatively mundane postseason.

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SH Blog: What Now For Nuggets? Wizards Lost Larry O’Brien Trophy; $340k Stolen From Chris Bosh

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Ty LawsonSometimes when you ride like lightning, you crash like thunder.

Unfortunately for the high-flying, tenacious whirlwind that has been the Denver Nuggets in 2013 — 34-9 since Jan. 1 — the Larry O’Brien championship trophy that seemed so possible, if only to them, is now just a flickering hologram in its trophy case. 

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SH Blog: Danilo Gallinari may have torn ACL, Griffin and Jordan tired of CP’s voice

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The Denver Nuggets were supposed to prove this season that a superstar is not needed to find great team success in the postseason. They were supposed to do it with chemistry and depth, but both of those things may have taken a huge hit on Thursday, when Danilo Gallinari suffered what appeared to be a devastating knee injury while driving to the basket against the Dallas Mavericks:

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