The Denver Nuggets are on the road on Tuesday night as they travel to take on the Phoenix Suns in a Western Conference showdown.
Denver enters Tuesday's game with a 44-28 record after defeating the Portland Trail Blazers at home on Sunday night.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
In Sunday's victory over the Trail Blazers, Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets as he recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists while Jamal Murray added 22 points and seven assists of his own.
Now Denver will try to grab another victory on Tuesday as they face off against the Suns in a tough road matchup.
On the other side, Phoenix enters Tuesday's contest with a 40-32 record after defeating the Toronto Raptors at home in dominant fashion on Sunday night.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) © Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images © Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
Devin Booker led the way for the Suns in Sunday's victory as he ended the game with 25 points, three rebounds and six assists while Jalen Green recorded 20 points, three rebounds and seven assists.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Tuesday night's matchup, both squads may be without some of their key players due to injuries.
Nuggets Injury Report: Will Peyton Watson Play?
For the Nuggets, they have only one player listed on their injury report as they have ruled out forward Peyton Watson.
Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson (8) © Brad Penner-Imagn Images David Gonzales-Imagn Images
Denver has ruled out Watson due to right hamstring strain injury management as they will elect to sit him on the first night of their back-to-back after he returned from a 19-game absence in Sunday's victory.
With Watson sidelined, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Spencer Jones could both be in line for increased roles.
Suns Injury Report: Will Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale Play?
On the other side, the Suns have six players listed on their injury report, including both Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale.
Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (8) © Jerome Miron-Imagn Images © Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Phoenix has listed Allen as questionable due to left knee injury management and there is a chance he could return from a four-game absence on Tuesday.
If Allen is unable to return against the Nuggets, Collin Gillespie, Jordan Goodwin and Ryan Dunn could all continue to have larger roles.
Phoenix Suns forward Royce O'Neale (00) Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images
The Suns have listed O'Neale as probable and he is expected to return from a three-game absence due to left knee soreness.
Haywood Highsmith has been ruled out due to right knee injury management while Amir Coffey has been ruled out with a left ankle sprain.
Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams have also been ruled out as they both remain sidelined while recovering from injuries.
Fans can catch Tuesday night's matchup between the Nuggets and Suns from Phoenix at 11:00 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
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