Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will be taking on Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors tonight. Most members of the basketball community should be aware that the Nuggets managed to win the NBA title in 2023, making them the defending NBA champions at the moment. Similarly, the Warriors managed to win another NBA title in 2022.
As the defending champions over the past two seasons enter this game, the Nuggets hold the best record in the Western Conference with 7 wins and 1 loss., GSW is right behind them at the 3rd spot while holding a record of 6 wins and 2 losses.
With both these teams ready to match up, fans might want to know about the injury reports and expected rosters for the Nuggets and Kings.
Draymond Green is listed as questionable for the Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets game tonight
Fans might assume that the main stars of the Golden State Warriors would make sure of their availability for a game against the defending champions, However, the injury reports indicate that Draymond could potentially miss this game due to unknown personal reasons. This is quite grim news for GSW considering that Green is their vocal leader and enforcer, especially on the defensive end.
While not having Draymond is certainly going to make things difficult for his team, the Denver Nuggets are also dealing with a fair share of injuries and other variables. That said, here are the injury reports and expected starting lineups for the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets.
Golden State Warriors injury report
- Draymond Green (questionable)
Golden State Warriors expected starting lineup
- Stephen Curry
- Chris Paul
- Klay Thompson
- Andrew Wiggins
- Kevon Looney
Denver Nuggets injury report
- Nikola Jokic (questionable)
- Vlatko Cancar (out)
- Jamal Murray (out)
Denver Nuggets expected starting lineup
- Reggie Jackson
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
- Aaron Gordon
- Michael Porter Jr.
- DeAndre Jordan
While Draymond Green might not play in this game, it appears that both Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic will also miss this match due to their own respective injuries. Finally, let us take a look at the expert predictions for this game.
The Warriors are slightly favored over the Nuggets tonight
Considering that both these teams have good records and momentum on their side, it is quite difficult to predict how this game will turn out. However, we are siding with GSW for this game due to the fact that both Jokic and Murray are not expected to play.
Without the two main stars on the court, it would take a miracle for the Nuggets to defeat the Warriors. Even if GSW does not have Draymond Green for this game. While this is still expected to be a somewhat close game, we have the Warriors winning tonight.