The Denver Nuggets look to start a new streak after their nine game win streak ended on Saturday. They head out onto the road to face the Indiana Pacers as the first game of a four game trip. The Pacers are once again a team in the middle of the playoff hunt in the eastern conference this season led by Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam. The Pacers are a team that isn’t good enough to be considered a title contender But still good enough to chase home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The opponents aren’t going to be getting any easier for the Nuggets and the Pacers are just an example.
The Essentials
Who: Denver Nuggets (37-20) at Indiana Pacers (32-23)
When: 5PM MST
Where: Some other arena where a company that’s supposed to be making you money in fact has enough money to pay millions of dollars for naming rights. Indianapolis, IN.
Rival blog: Indy Cornrows
The Matchup
| Position | Nuggets | Pacers | Advantage |
| PG | Jamal Murray | Tyrese Haliburton | Even |
| SG | Christian Braun | Andrew Nembhard | Nuggets |
| SF | Michael Porter Jr. | Benedict Mathurin | Nuggets |
| PF | Aaron Gordon | Pascal Siakam | Pacers |
| C | Nikola Jokic | Myles Turner | Nuggets |
| Bench | Julian Strawther, DeAndre Jordan, Russell Westbrook, Zeke Nnaji | Aaron Nesmith, Ben Sheppard, Obi Toppin, Thomas Bryant,T.J. McConnell | Even |
Injury report: Jamal Murray – probable (knee), Aaron Gordon – probable (calf), Peyton Watson – out (knee), Vlatko Cancar – out (knee), DaRon Holmes II – out (achilles), Trey Alexander – out (G-League), PJ Hall – out (G-League); James Johnson – questionable (illness), T.J. McConnell – questionable (ankle), RayJ Dennis – questionable (G-League), Enrique Freeman – questionable (G-League), Quenton Jackson – questionable (G-League), Isaiah Jackson – out (achilles).
