The nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association , but changed their name to Rockets before the first season. The Rockets then changed their name again to the Nuggets in 1974. After the name change, the Nuggets played for the final ABA Championship title in 1976, losing to the New York Nets. Hyland finally got things moving in the right direction Tuesday, dropping at least 20 points for the first time in more than two weeks. Despite a few flashes, it's been a season of stops and starts for Hyland, both in terms of playing time and production. As a high-usage second-unit player, Hyland is someone who's always capable of producing a crooked stat line when enough shots fall, as was the case Tuesday. Three days after Wisconsin scored on just one of its last seven possessions in regulation i...