Among the highlights of my interview with the Denver Post's Nuggets beat writer Benjamin Hochman on the Lakers-Nuggets game: 

• Why Hochman believes the Nuggets have enough depth to compete in the Western Conference
• The challenges Denver faces with Lakers center Andrew Bynum back in the lineup
• Why Hochman believes Nuggets center Nene is inconsistent
• How the Nuggets adjust defensively after losing power forward Kenyon Martin in the off-season
• How Hochman personally knows Lakers assistant coach Quin Snyder
• How the Nuggets will fare in their set of three games in consecutive nights, including a back-to-back against the Lakers. 
• Whether Danilo Gallinari's music video can ever become the anthem at Denver's Pepsi Center
• Hochman's optimism or lack thereof that the term "Hochmaning" could become a trend the same way Denver quarterback Tim Tebow did with "Tebowing"
• You can follow more Hochman's work on the Denver Post's website and  on Twitter.

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--Mark Medina

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