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I'm not expecting much after we just lost Mateen Yeaton, probably for the year, but then the team surprises me with back-to-back road wins to kick off our final ten games. Zelipe Gama dazzles with 28 points and 16 assists in our 107-102 win, Charles Arnold scores 26, Tim Butler chimes in with 12 points, 12 rebounds and Ronald King comes out of nowhere with 25 points off the bench. Gritty defense keys our 97-85 victory over the Hornets, the offense provided by Charles Arnold (22 points), Tim Butler (20 points), Zelipe Gama (11 points, 12 assists) and Changa Diarra (10 bench points).

34.6% shooting isn't going to win you ball games and Minnesota shreds us 105-77. Charles Arnold gets 21 points by throwing up shot after shot, while Tim Butler continues his underrated, even-keeled play with 21 points and 12 rebounds. No worries, though, as we obliterate Seattle 111-98 the next night in Denver. Charles Arnold shoots more accurately for 28 points, Tim Butler double-doubles for 17 points and 15 rebounds and Ronald King leads the reserves with 17 points of his own. I'm tempted to re-sign King if I keep my job or, if I get fired, I'll take him for whatever team I join on with.

Four Nuggets score 20+ points in our 115-108 triumph over Golden State. That's either a record or close to it since I've been here and the quartet is composed of Greg Oden (28 points), Zelipe Gama (20 points, 10 assists), Tim Butler (20 points) and Charles Arnold (20 points). Ronald King continues his hot bench play with 10 points.

We clinch a .500 season with a 107-88 beatdown of the Hornets. Charles Arnold has arguably his best game in a Nuggets uniform with 34 points and 11 rebounds, Tim Butler scores 33 and Greg Oden squeezes in 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Another win cinches a winning season and we get it by besting Memphis 103-97 on the front end of a doubleheader. Tim Butler leads the charge with 24 points, Charles Arnold adds 22 points and Ronald King chips in 11 bench points. The sweep comes as we rout the Rockets 123-86, amazingly winning all four quarters. Tim Butler blows up for 30 points and 15 rebounds, Greg Oden is just as magnificient with 22 points, 21 rebounds and 7 assists, Charles Arnold scores an almost-afterthought 26 points and Zelipe Gama doubles for 18 points and 13 assists.

Two games left and suddenly we're in fighting postion for a mid-tier playoff spot rather than defaulting to the #8 seed. But we've got a tough back to back to finish off the year in Phoenix and Portland.

The Suns destroy us 119-95 in Phoenix, Greg Oden's 15 points and 18 rebounds and Ronald King's 10 bench points not enough despite a balanced offense. But then we surprise the Trailblazers 96-87 as Greg Oden muscles his way to 21 points and 13 rebounds, Charles Arnold scores 25, Tim Butler picks up 14 points and 10 rebounds and Zelipe Gama gets a pair of 12s in points and assists.

8-2 without Mateen Yeaton. I never would've expected that, nor the recovery of our season all the way to a playoff berth after the bungling we did for so much of the year.

West Conference Playoff Seedings
1. Phoenix Suns (57-25)
2. Los Angeles Clippers (55-27)
3. Memphis Grizzlies (48-34)
4. Portland Trailblazers (48-34)
5. Sacramento Kings (45-37)
6. Denver Nuggets (44-38)
7. Dallas Mavericks (44-38)
8. Utah Jazz (39-43)

East Conference Playoff Seedings
1. Toronto Raptors (59-23)
2. Boston Celtics (55-27)
3. Charlotte Bobcats (51-31)
4. Milwaukee Bucks (44-38)
5. New York Knicks (49-33)
6. Atlanta Hawks (49-33)
7. New Jersey Nets (42-40)
8. Chicago Bulls (41-41)