Nuggets resume top seed hunt with tussle vs. Cavaliers
The All-Star Game is over and the NBA's stretch run begins Thursday, and for the Denver Nuggets, that means securing the top seed in the Western Conference for the first time in franchise history.
Denver leads the West by five games -- by four in the loss column -- with 23 games remaining. The first of those 23 is against the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night.
Cleveland had won seven in a row before ending the