No team in the NBA has been hit harder from injuries than the Denver Nuggets. Not only are they without Jamal Murray, who is recovering from an ACL tear suffered last April, but Michael Porter Jr. has been sidelined indefinitely since suffering a back injury in early November.
On top of everything else, P.J. Dozier suffered a torn ACL early in the season and was traded, Markus Howard missed close to six week of action with a knee sprain and the remaining core of Nikola Jokic, Will Barton and Monte Morris have all missed a handful of games with some injuries.
Very rarely have the Nuggets been at full-strength this season, yet they are 32-25 and still finding ways to win games, mainly because of reigning league-MVP Nikola Jokic.
In 51 games this season, Jokic has averaged 25.8 points (T-8 in NBA), 13.7 rebounds (2nd in NBA), 7.9 assists (8th in NBA), 1.4 steals (T-17 in NBA) and is shooting 57% from the floor (9th in NBA).
