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.

The Phoenix Suns are 3.5 games out of the sixth seed in the Western Conference, and play the Denver Nuggets on March 24.

The Denver Nuggets have an unexpected concern about Nikola Jokic as they end the season and hope for a deep playoff run.

Jokic is in a slight slump after his injury.

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are off to the desert on Tuesday night for a Western Conference battle with the Phoenix Suns. The game is scheduled to start at 11 p.m. ET (8 p.m. PT) with TV coverage on NBC and streaming on-demand.

Royce O'Neale missed the past three games for the Phoenix Suns with a knee injury.

DENVER (AP) — For the first time in four months the Denver Nuggets look like the team their new management team of Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace assembled in the offseason, one featuring a strong starting five and enviable depth.

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The Phoenix Suns move into tonight hoping this starting lineup can get the job done.

Jerami Grant fueled the Portland Trail Blazers’ clutch and important victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves with a late-game scoring flurry. Two days later, the starting forward will be sidelined with an injury.

Nuggets guard Peyton Watson says this season has tested the team's resilience with the number of injuries, including missing Nikola Jokic.