Grrr...

Thank god for crappy teams like Memphis. The Nuggets gave up 107 points and still won. Hurray! If only the Nuggets could play Memphis twenty more times. The Nuggets needed to win this game, if only to get the stench of defeat off their uniforms. Unfortunately, the Nuggets will play better defensive teams. . . and better offensive ones.

The problem remains. No defense. When Pau Gasol scores 20+ points on your team, then it's a good bet that someone like Kevin Garnett or Tim Duncan or Dirk Nowitzki will drop 30 or more. It's great when the Nuggets get three players with 20 or more points, but there' s no way that a defensive oriented team like San Antonio would ever allow that to happen. Not in the regular season and certainly not in the postseason.

The Nuggets won a battle, but they're still losing the war.