FINAL UPDATE: Raptors And Nuggets Injury Reports
FINAL UPDATE: Thomas Bryant and Michael Porter Jr. are available, while Vlatko Cancar has been ruled out.
On Monday night, the Denver Nuggets are hosting the Toronto Raptors in Colorado.
For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports (updated as of 7:30 Eastern Time).
The Raptors have ruled out Dalano Banton, Jeff Dowtin Jr., Ron Harper Jr., Christian Koloko, Otto Porter Jr. and Jose Wisekamp.
Meanwhile, the Nuggets will be without Peyton Watson, Zeke Nnaji and Collin Gillespie.
Thomas Bryant is probable, while Vlatko Cancar and Michael Porter Jr. are questionable.
Jack White has been upgraded to available.
The Raptors enter the evening as the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 32-33 record in 65 games.
They are 7-3 in their last ten games and 12-20 in the 32 games they have played on the road outside of Canada.
As for the Nuggets, they are the best team in the Western Conference, with a 45-19 record in 65 games.
They are 8-2 in their last ten games and also in the middle of a three-game winning streak.
At home, the Nuggets have been unbelievable, going 29-4 in the 33 games they have hosted in Denver, Colorado.
The two teams last faced off during the 2021-22 season, so this is their first time playing this year.
They will have one more matchup on March 14 (in Toronto, Canada).
Last season, the Raptors lost in the first round of the NBA Playoffs to the Philadelphia 76ers in six games, while the Nuggets lost in the first round to the Golden State Warriors in five games.