 Complete the following phrase:  Pack would come down with a knee injury in February, as Abdul-Rauf returned to the lineup. Pack would return during the final month of the season in April, but would then re-injure his knee after playing 42 games. Under Bickerstaff, the Nuggets would recover making a late push winning 20 of their final 32 games. On the final day of the regular season, they faced the Sacramento Kings as both teams were fighting for the 8 seed in the Western Conference. The Nuggets would defeat the Kings 10289 at McNichols Sports Arena to enter the playoffs, finishing fourth in the Midwest Division with a 4141 record. Dikembe Mutombo captured his first Defensive Player of The Year award, averaging 11.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, and was selected for the 