The Denver Nuggets (9-5) find themselves down potentially 3 starters on the road versus the Dallas Mavericks (8-6). Denver is missing both Nikola Jokiu0107 and Jamal Murray to Health and Safety protocols, Bones Hyland is unavailable for the same reason and Aaron Gordon is questionable. The Nuggets have not won at Dallas since January 25th, 2021, beating a Luka led team in Dallas is never easy, but while missing Jokiu0107 it’s even harder.
Denver currently sits as the 3rd seed in the western conference, the Mavericks are 7th. With a loss tonight, the Nuggets would allow Dallas to jump them in the standings.