Everyone knew the Denver Nuggets would struggle without injured point guard Chauncey Billups - but no one expected it to be this much.
Denver have dropped their last three and five of the last six with Billups, who has been sidelined with a troublesome groin injury, managing just a half against Portland during that disastrous stretch. Carmelo Anthony has continued to score big but without Billups' leadership in his role as a reliable second option, the defeats have come in bunches.
Suddenly, the Nuggets' position in the West is far less stable.
The Blazers have closed in on George Karl's team in the Northwest Division and the likes of Phoenix and San Antonio are enjoying improved form. Karl admitted that Denver's three-day break had come at a good time and he is visibly concerned by the losing run.
The Nuggets have had a few days to work on their problems and they return to the court in Utah on January 2 to face another divisional foe.
Billups should be back to full fitness by then and boy do Denver need him right now.
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