Tell the fans to get excited," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "It's going to be a great series. . . . If Marcus is healthy, I feel good we're going to take this to six or seven games."
And if Camby is not healthy?
"Scared," Karl said. "Because we're (28-4) when Marcus has been in the lineup (since Karl was hired Jan. 27). We win. So I'm y, I guess."
Camby's value to the Nuggets never was more apparent than in the past week. With him not playing key games at Houston and Phoenix because of a strained right hamstring, the Nuggets twice were walloped.