Overview

• Nikola Jokic will miss the game against the Golden State Warriors due to a right elbow contusion and left ankle impingement.
• Stephen Curry is listed as questionable for the Warriors with a lower back strain and will be a game-time decision.
• The Warriors are on a seven-game winning streak and have won 14 of their last 16 games since acquiring Jimmy Butler.
• The Denver Nuggets are tied for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference but have struggled recently, going 5-5 in their last 10 games.
• Other notable injuries include Denver's Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon, both listed as questionable, and Golden State's Quinten Post, also questionable with ankle soreness.