The spot couldn't be better for Denver. The Nuggets have been idle for four days and catch the aging Mavericks off an overtime road victory against Sacramento last night. All of Dallas' starters logged at least 36 minutes against the Kings with four of them seeing at least 38 minutes of action. Big man Tyson Chandler played nearly 44 minutes.



Now the Mavs have to go into Denver's high altitude from the West Coast where they lose an hour because of the time change and face the Nuggets, who are playing their finest ball with a four-game winning streak. Arron Afflalo has been especially hot for the Nuggets averaging 23 points in his last five games.



These same two teams meet again Friday in Dallas. That's the better spot for the Mavericks. Not here.