in the slowed-down world of the playoffs

PREVIEW: Mavericks vs. Blazers
? Denver’s battle with conventional wisdom
Mike D’Antoni’s Suns became the darlings for those who root against lazy truisms that say offense-first teams can’t win championships Versace Sunglasses. Denver is that team this season, but not because it’s bad at defense; it’s been one of the league’s top-three defensive clubs since swapping Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks in February Bvlgari Sunglasses.
But the Nuggets could challenge the idea that a team must have one or two go-to guys — those isolation beasts — to win in the playoffs. The Nuggets don’t really have that kind of player, though a couple of guys here could grow into that role. The Nuggets score in transition and with fast-paced movement in the half court — slipped screens, hard cuts to the hoop and along the baseline, decisive passes Gucci Sunglasses. Can that work in the slowed-down world of the playoffs?