Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors; Preview, predictions, injury report and TV info

Monday, 11 March 2024 at 22:00

This NBA Monday comes packed with six games to enjoy, and one of them will be featuring Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets, facing the Toronto Raptors, who will be playing without Scottie Barnes. Nikola Jokic is also questionable for tonight's matchup and with all these health issues, it will be an interesting game despite the reigning champions supremacy.

The stars of both teams, with Barnes confirmed as ruled out due to his hand injury, will most likely not play. The Raptors, as visitors, come into the game with no real aspirations. The Canadian franchise is 12th in the Eastern Conference with a 23-41 record, far behind the Atlanta Hawks, the team that occupies the last playoff spot: 10th with 29-35.

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The Nuggets, meanwhile, even without Jokic could still do a lot of damage. Denver continues to stalk the top spot in the Western Conference, which is currently occupied by the Oklahoma City Thunder (45-19). The Nuggets, 2nd at 44-20, can't afford to stumble in a game like tonight's.

Expert predictions (Possible starting lineups and winner)

The main predictions for tonight's game place Denver Nuggets as the winners. Obviously, they fact that they are playing for different objectives, in addition to the notable imbalance in terms of squad level, leaves the Toronto Raptors below their opponent.

In addition, the potential starters will be:

Nuggets: Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Zeke Nnaji.
Raptors: Immanuel Quickley, Gary Trent Jr., Gradey Dick, Ochai Agbaji, Kelly Olynyk.