we may just be tied with Denver for 1st in the division.  There's still a lot of game to go, but right now it's half time and Sacramento is clearly in control of the game out scoring the Nuggets in both of the first two quarters (31 to 23 in the first and 34 to 28 in the second), having a halftime lead of 15 (66-51).  Camby is playing, KMart is not.  Iverson is having a really flat night 2-10 from the field with just 2 assists.  Melo is having a good night spare 5 turnovers.  Artest is having another really great outing (17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals at the half).  Denver has not been smaller than 10 points since roughly the 9 minute mark of the 2nd quarter.  There was a time towards the close of the quarter that Denver did bring it back to just 10 down, but then Sacramento went on a 6-0 run to finish off the half, so the momentum was with Sacramento going into the break.

Still lots of time left, but Denver will have to really change the momentum of the game if they want to dig out of the 15 point hole they are in.  I'm honestly not too hung up on grabbing that first place spot at this point in the season, but if we do it will feel good... another accomplishment on the road to building a dynasty... being in 1st place in our division about 1/3 of the way into a season is no small accomplishment.  Denver's upcoming games are against the Bucks at home (12/26), the Warriors away (12/28), and the Warriors at home (12/30), and San Antonio at home (1/3).