The Nuggets will likely be hard-pressed to acquire a rotation-worthy big man before the trade deadline — Robert Williams III, Jonas Valanciunas and Nikola Vucevic come to mind — unless they’re willing to part with young talent, which could compromise an already tenuous floor-spacing situation.

This game came down to the wire, as Nikola Jokic and Kyrie Irving seemingly went punch for punch in the fourth quarter. Irving finished with a game-high 43 points, but Jokic had the better all-around performance with a dominant line of 37 points,

I never saw Michael Jordan truly play in his prime. I've been watching some measure of NBA basketball for about 20 years, so I've been around for just about the entirety of LeBron James' legendary career.