The Denver Nuggets will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in the game 1 of the round 2 playoff. The game will take place at the Paycom Center. It is set to be a cracking battle as both teams are dominant forces. Moreover, it will showcase the clash between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. SGA is leading the MVP race with phenomenal figures; thus, the opportunity is with Jokic to emerge as a standout in the series and take the front place. However, to have any sort of impact in the game, Jokic must have to play first. So, let's take a look at the Denver Nuggets injury report to know whether Nikola Jokic will play tonight or not.
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Nikola Jokic Injury Report
Nikola Jokic is not listed in the injury report released by the Nuggets ahead of the game against the Thunder. Therefore, the Serbian will most likely be in the starting lineup.
The star Center has been averaging 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 10.2 assists per game this season. A triple-double every game is beyond exceptional. If he produces such figures tonight then he could cancel the impact of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who will be producing similar numbers from the other end.
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Denver Nuggets Injury Report
While Nikola Jokic 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.