Nuggets RSS Feed| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 57-25 |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 57-25 |
| 3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 56-26 |
| 4 | Utah Jazz | 31-51 |
| 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21-61 |
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Nuggets Analysis
The Celtics finished in the top spot in Net Rating for the second straight season, while the Thunder jumped up from 28th to 14th to second.
Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets are favorites to repeat while playing a style that is largely at odds with the modern NBA as it favors genius passing, post play and the mid-range.
The Nuggets won't rack up a lot of blowouts, but they don't have to fret much to win games, either. Pressure, for them, is a bathhouse; the heat of it relaxes them.