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The Denver Nuggets have not had the best of injury luck recently, as they have notably been playing without Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon for nearly the past

The Nuggets had too much starpower in an impressive showing against the Rockets, a team on the come-up but don't quite match the elite levels of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.

Tari Eason will miss his 12th straight game with an oblique injury, but he is getting close to returning. It just won't be against the Nuggets on Monday night.

Hardaway has frequently benefited from being the “weakest” link in three-man actions with Jokic and Murray, stepping out to the 3-point line after setting a screen and launching open shots when the defense fixates on Denver’s stars.

But Nuggets head coach David Adelman will be trying his best to make the night a bit tougher for Durant as Denver faces off against Houston for the second time this season––and his key to making that happen centers on one pivotal priority on the defensive end: keeping attention on him at all times.

Trysta Krick and Vaughn Dalzell discuss Monday night's matchup between Houston and Denver, where they expect the well-rested Rockets to beat a Denver team struggling with injuries.

Valanciunas gives Nikola Jokic best backup of his career; Burns has helped Nathan MacKinnon produce best start of his career.