Hold your horses

There's nothing like an impressive win to bring the Denver sports media a new reason to be euphoric.
Or to be rightfully accused of smoking something really funny.
Yes, Denver beat up New Orleans the other night by almost 30 points. In case you couldn't stay up that late, Chauncey Billups hit eight, 3-point baskets.
Now, here are some other facts that the Denver press apparently glossed over.
1) It's one win in one series that could last seven games. You need 16 wins to capture the NBA title.
2) Provided all of the karma is in the right place, Denver would have to beat the Lakers in the conference finals (not likely) and then beat Cleveland in the finals (not likely either).
3) Why aren't those likely to happen? The Lakers and Cleveland are better teams. Cleveland may even be better than the Lakers. Denver is much better (Billups is one of the main reasons) than has been the case in several years. But the Nuggets are not in the same class of competition as either the Lakers or the Cavs.
So yes, celebrate a win. By all means.
But stop being so amateurish as to think the Nuggets – or anyone else who won their first games – are going to win the championship.
Save that sort of thing for the cable networks who need to fill seven minutes at a time with drivel.