This should be a very exciting series. Denver can't afford to drop both games in Golden State though. The Nuggets will have a great opportunity of stealing this series if they can manage a split in Golden State and in my reckoning, their best chance is in Game 1. Denver has been without several key pieces all year, so the fact that Jamal Murray and MPJ aren't playing, isn't a big surprise. Steph Curry will be playing for Golden State, but he's not at 100% health and that's going to leave the door open for The Joker this evening. I expect an MVP type effort from the reining MVP, so I'm grabbing the points.

***10*** NUGGETS.