Denver Nuggets’ 2017-2018 Regular Season Schedule Highlights

By Jordan Long

The NBA released the 2017-2018 regular season schedule yesterday. Every team plays 82 games, 16 of them in their own division. 36 will be played against the same conference. The remaining 30 games are against the opposing conference. The Denver Nuggets start their season on Wednesday, October, 26^th. Let’s dive into the Denver Nuggets schedule.

The Nuggets start the season on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans. Denver’s start to the season isn’t easy with 6 out of their first 7 games on the road.

The first time Denver fans’ will see Paul Millsap in a Denver Nuggets’ uniform is on October 29^th which marks the first home game. They will take on the Portland Trailblazers. The Nuggets longest home stand is 4 games which happens twice. Those occur from November 16^th through the 22^nd as well as March 4^th to March 10^th.

Every NBA team must have a long road trip during the season. The Nuggets are no exception. They will embark on a 6 game road trip from December 3^rd to the 12^th. During that journey they will face Utah, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Washington, Orlando, and Dallas. The NBA All-Star weekend is from February 17^th to the 19^th. It will be at the Staples Center. Denver won’t resume play until the 23^rd.

The toughest part for the Nuggets will be back-to-back games. They play a game in one city and once that is over, hop on a plane to get ready to play the next night. Denver has a total of 10 of those including finishing the season in Dallas and Oklahoma City.

Besides opening night there are a few games to look forward to. The Nuggets host the defending champion Golden State Warriors on November 10^th and February 13^th. The Cleveland Cavaliers are going to invade the Pepsi Center on March 22^nd. It will be the only time during the year LeBron James will be in Denver.

These are a few of the highlights to the season. The Nuggets are hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2013 season. If they fail to make the postseason, it marks the 5^th straight year that there won’t be playoff basketball in Denver.

What do you think of the Denver Nuggets 2017-2018 schedule?