Of course, there have been 10 losses, possibly 11, but this season represents real progress for a franchise which has struggled to stay afloat, let alone compete in the National Basketball League.
The Nuggets will complete their season with a home fixture against the Harbour Heat on Saturday night.
It is at the later time of 8pm, to avoid a clash with the Highlanders-Bulls game at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The Nuggets dispatched the Heat 107-91 in the opening game of the campaign and will start as favourites. That in itself is progress for the perennial battlers.
"I'm pretty happy with how it has gone," Basketball Otago general manager Markham Brown said.
"The big goal is to win the league but I think it has been a good step in the right direction after the last few years."
Actually, try nine years. That is how long it has been since the Nuggets last won five or more matches. It has been a long lean run and the Nuggets reached their nadir in 2009, when they had to pull out of the league for financial reasons.
They went winless in their comeback season in 2010 and broke a 33-game losing-streak with a win against the Manawatu Jets last year.
It also made the home games easier to promote and crowds have increased to an average of between 1100 and 1200 each game.
But there have been disappointments as well. The season-ending injury to Dickel after eight games was a major blow.
"There were a couple of games we didn't close out in the fourth quarter and one was when Mark was injured and the other was when he got fouled out," Brown said.
"I was really blown away by what I saw from him and what he was able to give the team in speed and athleticism. Obviously, I knew what he was going to contribute in terms of leadership. We could have ended up getting more wins if a couple of things had gone our way."
BJ Anthony never got to don a Nuggets' bib. He was ruled out with an injury and Henry was available only at the completion of the Breakers' campaign.
But in imports Antoine Tisby and Akeem Wright, the team has been extremely well-served. The pair are the most lethal scoring combination in the league and both players are in the top five for rebounding.
"He is obviously a talented scorer but with his defence, rebounding and blocks, he has been able to contribute great numbers each week."
Brown said a key to building on the season would be retaining the core of the team, including the imports. Dickel signed a two-year contract and will be back. The imports are often the last piece of the puzzle to be completed, so the priority will be to sign Henry and Anthony.
"Basically, we are trying to get the same crew back. So we will be talking to Leon and BJ."
Local players such as Riki Buckrell and James Ross will have completed studies and will be searching for employment, which may take them out of the area. Both have just started to find their feet in the league.
But others such as Sam King, Matt Trueman and Ethan Carruthers are likely to return.
"Ideally, we'd like to secure the guys as early as we can. I think it is really key that we have some continuity.
"We are trying to drive to the top and I'd like to think, within two years, we can make a championship run."
Major naming sponsor Oceana Gold is at the end of its three-year term but Brown said there were signs the company would remain.
"We'd love for them to stay involved, we think it is a really great match. They have given us really good support on and off the court, and in ways that you would not expect."
