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The Denver Nuggets are once again the top seed in the Western Conference, although that could change over the last few days of the regular season.
Securing the the number one spot would give them home-court advantage, but Joe Fortenbaugh said they don’t need it.
Speaking on “First Take,” the analyst said that every other team wants home-court advantage but the Nuggets don’t need it.
“If you have to go to Denver to beat them, it’s not happening,” he said.
.@JoeFortenbaugh says everybody but the Nuggets need home-court advantage in the West
“If you have to go to Denver to beat them, it’s not happening.” pic.twitter.com/ldEWqc5AVg
— First Take (@FirstTake) April 11, 2024
Fortenbaugh stated that in a seven-game series, the “cream is going to rise to the top.”
He then listed a ton of impressive accomplishments by the Nuggets this season.
He explained just how lethal they are at home and reiterated the point that all other teams should be desperate for home-court advantage over them.
The Nuggets have a 56-24 record, which means they are just slightly ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder.
With just two more games for each team, every win is going to matter a lot.
If the Nuggets can seize home-court advantage, it’ll put their opponents in a very bad position.
But even without it, they are going to be a truly forceful problem for any team they play against in the weeks ahead.
On Wednesday night, the Nuggets beat the second-seeded Timberwolves.
That might have sealed the deal and laid the foundation for them to be the top seed when the playoffs begin.
If that is true, they may have just stolen home-court advantage from other teams and, therefore, could have paved their path to the Finals.
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