The Denver Nuggets are playing their best basketball of the season right now, and they are finally just starting to get healthy.

Nuggets’ center Marcus Camby, who has been off the court for just under a month with a broken pinkie finger on his right hand, said, “I expect to be playing this week.” Camby recently had the surgically implanted pins removed from his finger to help move-up his possible return date.

Camby's expectations were fulfilled as he returned to the Nuggets lineup for both of their games against the Los Angeles Clippers this past week. The Nuggets were defeated 87-105 on Friday, Jan. 27 and then again 79-112 on Saturday, Jan. 28 in the second half of the home-and-home series.

“I might be a little rusty, I haven’t played for over a month, but I’ll get right back out there and pick up where I left off,” explained Camby who began the season in All-Star fashion.

If Camby can return and play at the level he was playing before injuring his pinkie finger, the Nuggets’ production will be bolstered. Prior to the injury, Camby was averaging 16.3 ppg and a league-leading 12.9 rpg. Camby still ranks second in the league in blocked shots per contest (3.12).

Nuggets Head Coach George Karl said he expects Camby to play about 25 minutes a game when he returns.

Nenê (left) and Bryon Russell (right) have both missed nearly every minute of this season due to knee injuries. (NBAE/Getty Images)

Good health seems to be contagious in the Nuggets’ locker room right now.

Veteran forward Bryon Russell has begun to practice lightly in recent weeks and will continue to increase his workouts as his right knee strengthens. Russell suffered a medial meniscus tear in his right knee during the preseason and underwent successful surgery on Nov. 4. Russell has yet to see action this season and has been on the Inactive List for each game thus far.

The Nuggets have also received very positive news about injured forward Nenê. “The reports are optimistic that he can probably play basketball before the end of the season,” Coach Karl said.

Nenê suffered what looked to be a season-ending ACL tear in his right knee in the Nuggets season-opener against the San Antonio Spurs. Nenê played just three minutes on Nov. 1 before going down with the injury. Nenê underwent successful surgery on Nov. 21 and is currently two months into his rehabilitation process and making terrific progress.

With the team rounding into form on the court as the NBA All-Star break approaches, it is no wonder the optimism throughout the locker room is beginning to rise as the players and coaches can sense what this team is capable of once it is finally healthy.