In the sort of last-day scenario we like, Denver can end a chaotic week for the franchise on an upbeat note and secure home-court edge in the first-round of the playoffs. It helps that Houston will likely be treating this like a scrimmage. Note the Nuggets have won and covered both, vs. Sacto and Memphis, since HC Michael Malone was pink-slipped last week; the intended short-term jolt seems to have been achieved. Jamal Murray's return on Friday vs. the Grizzles means Denver is likely at or near full-strength on Sunday as well. As for Houston, the Rockets have laid the cards on the table for these last regular-season games, resting six of the seven top scorers in both games at LA vs the Clips and Lakers into Sunday, having already secured the Southwest title and second seed in the West. Play Nuggets