Preview, predictions, TV and injury report for tonight's Los Angeles Clippers v Denver Nuggets game

On a Thursday day in the NBA, where up to five games will be played, Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets will face each other in the last duel of the night, in a game that will start, a priori, with the absence of Kawhi Leonard and Jamal Murray. However, unless there is a surprise, Nikola Jokic and James Harden will be present as stars of the night.

The Nuggets will play as visitors with the goal of winning to return to the first position in the Western Conference. The Colorado franchise is currently 2nd with a 53-23 record, although it is tied with the same balance as the leader, Minnesota Timberwolves. Behind them, the Oklahoma City Thunder have lost two consecutive games, and have a 52-24 record in 3rd place.

The Clippers, meanwhile, remain in 4th place with a 47-28 record, despite losing their last game. Their goal is to finish the regular season ahead of Dallas Mavericks, their main rival as they are 5th with 45-30, and thus get home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Expert predictions (Possible lineups and result).

The main predictions for tonight's game place the Denver Nuggets as the favorite to win ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers. Both Jamal Murray and Kawhi Leonard are questionable after sitting out their respective teams' last game, with Leonard's being more sensitive for the Angelenos.

In addition, the potential lineups will be as follows:

Schedule and TV.

The game will be played at 10:00 PM ET, and can be seen on TNT and ALT2.