He rebounded from a rare off night in a loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday by amassing 30 points, 14 rebounds and six assists against the Clippers. Denver does have Nikola Jokic playing at a high level, and he has carried the team into playoff position.6 due to a back injury that required surgery. Murray has missed the entire season while rehabbing a repaired torn left anterior cruciate ligament. Unlike the Suns, the Nuggets aren’t sure if they will get back their star guard, Jamal Murray, or forward Michael Porter Jr. Denver is coming off a big win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night, 127-115, a result that ended a two-game overall losing streak and a three-game skid at home.The latter result came in the middle of an 18-game winning streak for Phoenix. The Nuggets beat Phoenix 110-98 on opening night back in October, and the Suns got even with a 126-97 win on Nov.
The Thursday game will be the third and final meeting between the teams and the only one taking place in Denver.The Suns did Denver a favor by beating the Timberwolves, as the Nuggets (43-30) now lead Minnesota by 1 1/2 games for the sixth seed.However, the quick turnaround will be tough, especially against a team that is fighting to stay out of the play-in bracket in the Western Conference. Phoenix got a boost Wednesday when Jae Crowder (ankle) and Cameron Payne (non-COVID illness) were able to play and contribute in the win over Minnesota.Paul returned to practice earlier this week and coach Monty Williams acknowledged Wednesday that the veteran point guard was “moving closer” to a return. Phoenix is 11-4 without Paul in the lineup. He is listed as probable for Thursday night’s contest after missing 15 games with a fractured right thumb. Of course, that doesn’t mean the Suns don’t want him back.
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