Overview
- Tipoff is 7:00 p.m. at Ball Arena with Utah 10-17 and Denver 20-7.
- Lauri Markkanen is listed as questionable with right groin injury management, and Walker Kessler is out with a left shoulder recovery.
- The Nuggets remain without Christian Braun (left ankle) and Aaron Gordon (hamstring), while reports say Peyton Watson is the only rotation wing with a chance to play.
- Nikola Jokic leads Denver at 29.4 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 10.7 assists per game, with the latter two topping the NBA, as Jamal Murray posts career-best scoring at 24.8.
- Denver swept last season’s four-game series and has won six straight over Utah, even as its home mark sits at 8-5 with five losses in the last seven there.