Suns And Nuggets Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Tuesday evening, the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets will play Game 5 of their second-round playoff series in Colorado.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
Chris Paul has been ruled out due to a groin injury, and this will be his third straight game out of the lineup (he got injured in the middle of Game 2).
Meanwhile, the Nuggets have no one on their injury report, so they are fully healthy for Game 5.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Suns will start Payne, Booker, Okogie, Durant, Ayton on Tuesday."
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Murray, Caldwell-Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic on Tuesday."
The series is tied up at 2-2 after each team protected their home floor.
Going into Game 3, the Suns were down 2-0, so they did an excellent job of shifting the momentum in the series.
Without Paul, Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have stepped up in a significant way.
They combined to score an astonishing 86 points in Game 3 and 72 in Game 4.
Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic has also been brilliant and had 53 points, four rebounds, 11 assists and one block in Game 3.
Whoever wins the series will advance to the Western Conference Finals and face off against either the Golden State Warriors or the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers currently have a 3-1 lead over the Warriors with Game 6 on Thursday night.
