The Nuggets defeated the Grizzlies 108-107 on Sunday night to give coach George Karl the 999th win of his career.

Karl will have the opportunity to reach the 1,000-win mark in Charlotte against the Bobcats on Tuesday night.

"I would probably like it in Charlotte and get it over with and have some beers and keep our momentum going in a good direction," Karl said.

Denver has won seven-straight games to improve to 13-6.

"It's been an incredible run and I do appreciate all the good players and I appreciate my time here in Denver and I'm very humbled by my opportunity to win 1,000," said Karl, who would be just the seventh member of the club.

"But, I'd like to get out of the spotlight and get it over with and continue to try to build this team into the best team we could have in Denver."