Nuggets And Rockets Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

On Sunday evening, the Houston Rockets will host the Denver Nuggets in Texas.

For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.  

The Nuggets have ruled out Hunter Tyson, Jamal Murray, Jay Huff and Vlatko Cancar. 

Meanwhile, the Rockets will be without Nate Hinton, Victor Oladipo, Jermaine Samuels Jr., Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore. 

NBA's official injury report  / Nuggets-Rockets

The starting lineups for both teams have been announced by Underdog NBA.

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Jackson, Caldwell-Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic on Sunday."

Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Jackson, Caldwell-Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic on Sunday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) November 12, 2023

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Rockets will start VanVleet, Jalen Green, Brooks, Smith Jr., Sengun on Sunday."

Lineup alert: Rockets will start VanVleet, Jalen Green, Brooks, Smith Jr., Sengun on Sunday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) November 12, 2023

The Nuggets come into the evening with an 8-1 record in their first nine games, and they are in the middle of a four-game winning streak.

Most recently, they defeated Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors by a score of 108-105. 

Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic led the way with 35 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block while shooting 14/25 from the field and 1/8 from the three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time. 

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— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 12, 2023

As for the Rockets, they are 5-3 in their first eight games, which has them tied for the fourth seed in the Western Conference.  

They are in the middle of a five-game winning streak and 5-1 in the six games they have hosted at home in Houston.  

Most recently, they defeated Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans by a score of 104-101. 

Jalen Green led the way with 25 points, four rebounds and one assist while shooting 7/18 from the field and 2/8 from the three-point range in 35 minutes.