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Three must-see events this week:

1. Houston at New England (1 p.m. Sunday, ABC) — Defense travels in the playoffs, and the Texans will beat up Patriots star QB Drake Maye, who’s been sacked 52 times this season.

2. Kansas at Colorado basketball (9 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN) — The last time Kansas brought a top-three draft pick (Darryn Peterson) to Boulder? Joel Embiid left with a 75-72 loss in 2014.

3. Los Angeles Lakers at Nuggets (8 p.m. Tuesday, NBC) — In what could be his final season, LeBron James has a winning record against every NBA opponent — except the Nuggets (21-24).

Numbers game

3,646 — days between Broncos playoff games at Empower Field, spanning the 2015 AFC title game vs. the Pats (Jan. 24, 2016) and a divisional round game vs. the Bills (Saturday)

Box office

$14 — for a seat in Hamilton Gymnasium when high-scoring guard Zane Nelson and the Denver Pioneers at 7 p.m. Thursday host North Dakota State, the Summit League’s top dog

On this day

Jan. 18, 2001 — the Avalanche got eight points between Milan Hejduk and Alex Tanguay in a 7-3 rout of the Canucks at Pepsi Center, part of a seven-game win streak during their second Stanley Cup championship season

Final word

Are the Avalanche a serious contender to trade for Rangers goal scorer Artemi Panarin before the March 6 NHL trade deadline? Talk about the rich getting richer. Denver Gazette ace Evan Rawal describes a Panarin addition as a long shot for the Avs, who lack the trade assets. But Panarin holds a full no-move clause, giving the 34-year-old winger control of where he goes.

—Paul Klee, The Denver Gazette