Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets will be facing Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks tonight. Both of these teams have gotten off to a good start this NBA season. Murray is finally back in playing shape after a long period of rehabilitation. He and Nikola look to get the Nuggets this win tonight.
With that being said, we should wonder how this matchup will go down and if Murray will even play. Luka Doncic is averaging amazing numbers and has started off the season hot. Additionally, knowing the injury status of players on both sides and the expected rosters will definitely be helpful.
Both Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic are ruled out for the Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks game tonight
This is quite sad news for Nuggets fans. According to the reports, both Murray and Jokic are listed out for the game against the Mavericks. One would assume this has something to do with injuries. However, it turns out that a lot of players from the team might be infected with Covid-19. Therefore, both stars have entered the NBA health and safety protocols.
Injury Report for tomorrow night ⬇️#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/wctgJNwADL
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 20, 2022
It is still unclear how bad their symptoms are and when they will return to the court, The remaining Denver Nuggets will have to put up a good fight against the Dallas Mavericks. Here are the injury reports and expected rosters for both sides.
Denver Nuggets injury report
- Jamal Murray
- Nikola Jokic
- Aaron Gordon
- Ish Smith
- Collin Gillespie
Denver Nuggets expected roster
- Michael Porter Jr
- Jeff Green
- Kentavious Cadwell-Pope
- Bruce Brown Jr
- DeAndre Jordan
Dallas Mavericks injury report
- Reggie Bullock
- Maxi Kleber
Dallas Mavericks expected roster
- Luka Doncic
- Christian Wood
- Dwight Powell
- Spencer Dinwiddie
- Tim Haradaway Jr
Kleber and Bullock are certainly useful players for the Mavs and will be mostly absent from this game. However, there is no denying that not having Jokic and Murray is far more significant for the Nuggets. Finally, let us look at the expert predictions for the Nuggets-Mavs game tonight.
Luka and the Mavs will be favored to defeat the Nuggets
It would interest NBA fans to know that both these teams currently have the exact same record with 9 wins and 6 losses. Therefore the winner of this match will certainly be moving up in the competitive western conference. Additionally, both these teams already faced off for their previous game. Thus, this is a typical rematch.
Luka and the Mavs dominated the first game. They won it with a final score of 127-99. Moreover, Doncic had a statline of 33 points, 11 assists, and 12 rebounds. He is clearly the best player on the court, especially if Jokic is away from the team due to NBA protocols.
Therefore, the Mavericks will be favored to win this game against the Nuggets. However, it is always possible that they manage to stun the Mavs, or Luka finally cools down at the wrong time. This should be an exciting game for us to watch.
