Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, drives past Oklahoma City Thunder center Olivier Sarr in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
DENVER (AP) — Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets certainly figured a recent stretch of winning 14 of 18 games would propel them in the Western Conference standings.
Or at least give them some breathing room in the postseason race.
Not the case.