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Nuggets Star Trio Questionable for Final Regular Season Game
10 Apr
Summary
- Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are questionable due to minor injuries.
- Aaron Gordon is also listed as questionable with a hamstring issue.
- OKC Thunder has already rested their entire starting five.
The Denver Nuggets are managing key injuries as they approach their final regular season matchup against the OKC Thunder. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have been listed as questionable for the game, with Jokic dealing with right wrist injury management and Murray experiencing right shoulder impingement. Aaron Gordon is also questionable due to right hamstring injury management.
These listed injuries appear to be minor and unlikely to have long-term implications. However, their status leading up to tip-off will determine if they play. The Nuggets are currently on a 10-game win streak and aim to extend it. The OKC Thunder, having already secured the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, have significantly sidelined their players, resting their entire starting five for future playoff action.
The Lakers, who are 1.5 games behind the Nuggets, have also faced injuries and a recent losing streak. Denver's own playoff standing, while not as guaranteed as OKC's, might lead them to adopt a similar strategy of resting key players to ensure freshness for the postseason, despite the opportunity to extend their win streak against a shorthanded Thunder team.
