MIAMI – The Denver Nuggets are finally “back to where they belong” at the top of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Western Conference, after four months of looking up to other teams.

On March 13, Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 points as the reigning NBA champions defeated the Miami Heat 100-88 on the road to improve to 46-20 and edge ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder (45-20) in the West.