In that same span, Denver has shot just over 47% from the floor, but as a team the Nuggets are shooting just 28.6% from behind the arc, which has played a major role in their struggles on that end of the floor. Luckily, Will Barton is expected to be back in the mix, as well as Markus Howard, so Jokic will have some more reinforcements on his side for this one.īarton being back in the lineup will likely help a struggling Denver offense, one that has an Offensive Rating of 107.5 - 22nd in NBA - since the new year began. Dozier are both out for the season, and Jamal Murray is still sidelined while recovering from ACL surgery. However, most of the guys have been there for a majority of the season, and the Nuggets are expecting to get a few guys back for this game.
There are many players listed on the injury report for Denver coming into this matchup. They’ve also allowed their opponents to shoot 47% from the floor and 37.5% from three, further displaying their vulnerability on defense. Their problems arise on the defensive end of the floor, where they have given up an average of 111.2 points per game in the new year and have seen their Defensive Rating jump to 115.8 when compared to their season rating of 114.5. In those games, the Blazers have posted an Offensive Rating of 117.3, a number that is significantly higher than their 110.4 rating for the season. Lillard has not played since December 31st, and in that span of time Portland has played five games. That many injuries to players high up in the rotation would be bad news for just about every team in the NBA, but Portland has played some good basketball without its stars. McCollum, Norman Powell, Anfernee Simons, Larry Nance and Cody Zeller.
Lillard joins several of his teammates on the injury report, including C.J. The Blazers got some rough news on Thursday when they announced that Damian Lillard has elected to get surgery on a persistent abdomen injury and will miss the next 6-8 weeks.
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