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Nuggets Journal: Breaking down Denver’s potential first-round playoff opponents

Durant and Booker? Doncic and Irving? A rematch with LeBron or Steph? There’s a headache in almost every possible first-round matchup.

Nikola Jokic (15), DeAndre Jordan (6) and Aaron Gordon (50) of the Denver Nuggets stand near the bench with head coach Michael Malone during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 117-96 win over the Sacramento Kings at Ball Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15), DeAndre Jordan (6) and Aaron Gordon (50) of the Denver Nuggets stand near the bench with head coach Michael Malone during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 117-96 win over the Sacramento Kings at Ball Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
By | bdurando@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
Breaking down which matchups the Nuggets should want in the first round of the NBA playoffs — and which ones they should want to avoid.
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