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It was as tantalizing a sight as there has been all season: Danilo Gallinari on the Nuggets' bench in uniform.

April 10, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Denver Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov shoots the ball against Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut during the first quarter at Oracle Arena.

Coach Brian Shaw, who took over a team that had annually made the playoffs, is surviving a frustrating first season.

Nate Timmons FINALLY finds his way back to the palatial CSG Studios after a week away doing ... well ... no one is quite sure what Nate was doing last week.

Perhaps the fondest memories of Brian Shaw's childhood are from a river, or a lake, or the closest splash of water that looked fishy.

Things are pretty critical for the Memphis Grizzlies. The team has lost two straight games and still sits one-half game out of the playoff picture in the Western Conference.

It seemed like just yesterday that the Spurs and Nuggets faced-off, which isn't too far off, because it was actually the day before yesterday.

Carmelo Anthony has played 11 full seasons in the NBA and has career averages of 25 points per game and seven rebounds per game on 46 percent shooting.

At first glance Brian Shaw's first season as the Denver Nuggets ' head coach hasn't been one to remember, but we'd be wise to view this season in perspective.

Record: 32-39, 11th in Western Conference Last 10: 5-5 Net rating: Minus 2.1 points per 100 possessions, 21st Strength of schedule: 10th Pace: 100.3 possessions per game, 3rd Off.

Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee wears Google Glass while watching in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Pepsi Center.

Hickson hurt his ACL early in the fourth quarter of Denver's loss at Dallas last Friday, when he went down along the baseline.

Hickson hurt his ACL early in the fourth quarter of Denver's loss at Dallas last Friday, when he went down along the baseline.

Maryland had defeated Army 40 minutes earlier, and Terps players were picking up notepads and pens and filtering back toward the Comcast Center court to scout their next NCAA tournament opponent.

Jan 11, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets power forward J.J. Hickson and point guard Randy Foye pose for a picture before the start of the game against the Orlando Magic at the Pepsi Center.

Denver Nuggets center J.J. Hickson goes up for an easy bucket pas Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki March 5, 2014 at Pepsi Center.

The 2013-14 season hasn't gone smoothly for the Denver Nuggets , but certain players are showing some promising signs.

That team featured a top-five offense predicated on seemingly flawless offensive execution despite a lack of shooters.