What stunned people around the NBA most about the firing of coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth in Denver was not the act itself: Malone was thought to be in trouble if the Nuggets didn't make a deep playoff run, and Booth had tried to negotiate a new contract all season long and not gotten one, a bad sign.

Malone, who was about to complete his 10th season with the franchise, is the winningest coach In Nuggets history, and had made the postseason six consecutive times. Malone, until this week, was the only head coach three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić has played for in his 10-year career.

It was a shock heard around the basketball world when the Denver Nuggets fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth a few games before the playoffs. While many rumors about the Nuggets’ relationship with Malone and Booth continue to come out in the fallout of the news,

The Nuggets and Kings meet in Sacramento in a fascinating game for the forrmer after Tuesday's firings of Denver coach Mike Malone and GM Calvin Booth.

The Denver Nuggets fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth earlier this week in a move that shocked many. It was well-known around league circles that the coach and GM did not get along and the team hoped that shaking things up this late in the season might inspire a playoff run.

The Memphis Grizzlies (47-33) and Denver Nuggets (48-32) are all set to square off from Ball Arena in Denver. After the Grizzlies lost at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves, they are now seventh in the Western Conference.

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for Friday’s NBA slate as we head to the Western Conference for the final games of the season. The Memphis Grizzlies will visit the Denver Nuggets with their season series tied at 1-1.

Wednesday, April 9 when the Sacramento Kings host the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets are playing their first game since coach Michael Malone was fired. They are in a four-way tie with the LA Clippers, Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies at 47-32.

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The Detroit Pistons have just two more home games this regular season, including a measuring-stick matchup with the New York Knicks on Thursday night. The Pistons head into the final weekend of the regular season on a bit of a whimper.

The Knicks are currently the three seed in the east, while Detroit is the six seed. Unless the Pistons jump over the Milwaukee Bucks in the finals three games (two games back), the Knicks will face Detroit in round one.