Question

when the denver nuggets traveled to salt lake city on nov. 27, 1996, not many expected them to get a win. after all, the nuggets were one of the worst teams in the league. the utah jazz, meanwhile, were one of the best teams. they would finish that season with the second - best record in the nba. many did not expect the denver nuggets to win on nov. 27, 1986, because they a were one of the worst teams in the nba. b did not have any famous nba players. c had not been focusing on their shooting. d never played well when they were the visiting team.

Explanation:

The text states that the Nuggets were one of the worst teams in the league. This directly supports option A. There is no mention of the team having no famous players (B), not focusing on shooting (C), or not playing well as visitors (D) in the given passage.

Answer:

A. were one of the worst teams in the NBA.