The Denver Nuggets will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at the Paycom Center. It will be the game 1 of the round 1 playoffs, hence it will be a high-stakes game. The game will showcase the clash between the MVP candidates Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. It is set to be an even encounter. While the attention will be on SGA vs Jokic, it is Jamal Murray who can emerge as the hero without notice. Murray has been instrumental in the Nuggets’ progress throughout the season, and there is a good chance that he could come out as the decisive factor. However, to have any say in the game he will first have to play. So, let’s find out Jamal Murray’s status for the game by looking at the Denver Nuggets injury report.
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Jamal Murray Injury Report
Jamal Murray is not listed in the injury report released by the Nuggets ahead of the game 1 against the Thunder. Therefore, he will most certainly start tonight and complement Nikola Jokic.
Jamal Murray has been averaging 21.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 6 assists per game. Thus, if he notches such numbers then the Nuggets could have come up with the goods against the Thunder.
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Denver Nuggets Injury Report
While Jamal Murray is not facing any injury concern, the same cannot be said about every Nuggets player. They will miss out on DaRon Holmes II, who suffered an Achilles heel injury in February. Apart from the Center, the Nuggets are good to go on Monday night. However, many of their stars would be feeling the pressure as they just had a draining 7 game series and are scheduled to return to the court after just one day of rest.
The Oklahoma City Thunder on the other hand have injury concerns of their own. Ousmane Dieng is out of the Monday night game due to a calf injury. He has been out since game 4 against the Grizzlies. Nikola Topic is recovering on the sidelines after tearing his ACL twice last year. The young player is slowly moving back into light training drills.
Despite the injuries, a cracker of a game is expected to take place between the Nuggets and Thunder. Let’s see who comes out on top and take the vital 1-0 lead in the series.
