FINAL UPDATE: Jamal Murray's Status For Trail Blazers-Nuggets Game
FINAL UPDATE: Jamal Murray will be available for Friday's game.
On Friday night, the Denver Nuggets are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers in Colorado.
For the game, they could be without their starting point guard, as Jamal Murray is listed as questionable.
Underdog NBA: "Jamal Murray (injury management) questionable for Friday."
Murray missed Tuesday's 105-91 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at home in Colorado.
After missing the entire 2021-22 season, he has played well this year.
In 25 games, the former seventh-overall pick has averages of 17.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per contest.
The Nuggets come into the night tied with the Grizzlies for the first seed in the Western Conference.
Through 30 games, they have gone 19-11, and they are in the middle of a two-game winning streak.
Over their last games, the Nuggets are 6-4 and an impressive 10-3 in the 13 games they have hosted in Colorado.
If they can stay healthy, they have the chance to be a contender in the Western Conference.
Nikola Jokic has won the MVP Award in each of the last two seasons and is averaging 24.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 1.5 steals per contest in 27 games.
As for the Trail Blazers, they enter the matchup as the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 17-15 record in 32 games.
However, they are only 3.0 games behind the Nuggets.
Over the last ten games, the Trail Blazers are 6-4 and 10-9 in 19 games on the road.
Currently, they are in the middle of a two-game losing streak.
