I can really see the Utah Jazz pulling out for the Northwest Division title. No contest now. The Nuggets are going to lose J.R. Smith and Carmelo Anthony, their two top scoring guys for atleast 10 games plus, probably more for Melo throwing that sucker punch. On another note, did anybody see the fight?! It was like a circus, it was hilarious. Smith getting mad, Nate Robinson acting tough and missing hitting Smith, Smith tackling Robinson. Things starts cooling down, then Melo(Leader of the team, was on MVP track) sucker punches a no-name guy on the Knicks and back pedals at full speed, Jared Jeffries falling down trying to reach Melo, everybody on the floor getting tossed, including Lee(who was just standing around looking lost).
Jazz woulda taken the title even without the brawl. But now things will be easier. And that was incredibly stupid of Melo.
The brawl should result in Utah getting an even bigger lead on the division. If the brawl ends up meaning Denver fall too far behind Utah to have a realistic chance at winning the division, that leaves Minnesota, Portland and Seattle. All of those teams are currently under .500. Unless one of them really starts firing, or Utah suffers injuries or a big collapse, Utah should be able to take out the division. BTW, Utah's next opponent just happens to be....the Knicks.
