Afternoon Drive

Last night, the Nuggets survived a late rally by the Lakers and won 120-113. Denver won wire-to-wire and made some strides, as Jokic and Murray had solid performances. Nuggets play the Knicks tonight and Aaron Gordon is expected to return to the starting line-up. How different will the team will look with him on the court? Also, the Avalanche have their 3rd line center—as they traded a conditional 1st round pick and a 5th round pick to Toronto for Nicolas Roy. How much does this move the needle on the Avs winning a Cup? The Avalanche and Stars face-off tonight in Dallas. These are the top two teams in the league and they’ve only played once this season—and it was the 3rd game of the year. Is it fair to say this is a measuring stick game for both teams? Finally, ESPN did its annual Top-100 player rankings and no Rockies made the list. Is this surprising at all? Tune in to a Friday episode of Hot Takes with Eric Goodman and Troy Renck! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informatio