After a three-game road trip that turned out only to be two thanks to a massive winter storm, The Denver Nuggets are now back in the warm confines of Ball Arena with the Detroit Pistons in town. The Pistons are the surprise team of the year and are proving last year’s return to the playoffs was no fluke. Bevvied by a young, blossoming core of Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren & Ausar Thompson, the Pistons find themselves as the top seeded team in the East and winners of fine of their last six games. The Nuggets will need their “A” game tonight.
The Basics
Who: Denver Nuggets (31-15) vs Detroit Pistons (33-11)
When: 7PM MST
Where: The Can. Denver, CO.
How to watch/listen: Altitude TV and Altitude Radio 92.5FM.
Rival Blog: Detroit Bad Boys
The Matchup
| Position | Nuggets | Pistons | Advantage |
| PG | Jamal Murray | Cade Cunningham | Even |
| SG | Jalen Pickett | Duncan Robinson | Pistons |
| SF | Peyton Watson | Ausar Thompson | Nuggets |
| PF | Spencer Jones | Tobias Harris | Even |
| C | Jonas Valanciunas | Jalen Duren | Pistons |
| Bench | Bruce Brown, Zeke Nnaji, Tim Hardaway Jr., Julian Strawther | Isaiah Stewart, Ronald Holland II, Daniss Jenkins, Jaden Ivey, Javonte Green | Even |
Injury report: Jamal Murray – probable (hamstring/hip), Peyton Watson – probable (ankle), Jonas Valanciunas – probable (calf), Aaron Gordon – out (hamstring), Christian Braun – out (ankle), Cameron Johnson – out (knee), Tamar Bates – out (foot); Caris LeVert – out (illness), Isaac Jones – out (G-LEgue), Wendell Moore Jr. – out (G-League), Tolu Smith – out (G-League)
