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No, this was not the expectation for the final month of the regular season, the Miami Heat scrambling to deal with the nuances of the NBA’s play-in tournament, the second-chance postseason event for four teams lacking the wherewithal to secure direct playoff entry with a top-six seed.

After Michael Porter Jr. put Zach Collins on a poster, the Nuggets competed like the Spurs had already been knocked out.

LOS ANGELES — Skip Robinson remembers the moment Bones Hyland first met Marcus Morris Sr. with vivid clarity, because seeing a middle-schooler issue a challenge to an NBA player 11 years his senior, before so much as saying hello, is not something that is easily forgotten.

The Nuggets were 30-4 at home and chasing history, led by Jokic, while the Bulls looked to be fading out of the play-in chase of the Eastern Conference. All the Bulls did was dismantle Denver in a one-sided 117-96 win.

DENVER — Jamal Murray’s jam was supposed to relieve his frustration. When it rimmed out, it only exacerbated it.

DENVER — Within its special season, veering hard toward a No. 1 seed in the West and, potentially, the top overall seed in NBA, there’s an element of sacrifice that’s permeated Denver’s roster.

Chicago looks to knock off the No. 1 seed in the West on Wednesday night.

CHICAGO — Nikola Vučević knows there isn’t anything new to say about Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić.

New York has won nine straight and is on the verge of cracking the top five as it vies for a top-four spot in the East.

DENVER — As long as you’ve got the MVP, the game’s never over.

The Grizzlies star apologized in a statement on social media.