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The Denver Nuggets are on the road on Thursday night as they travel to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.
For the Nuggets, they enter Thursday’s game tied 1-1 in the series with the Timberwolves after losing at home in Game 2 on Monday night.
Now Denver will try to bounce back and steal a game on the road on Thursday over the Timberwolves as they try to take a 2-1 series lead.
While the Nuggets are looking to regain control in the series with a victory in Game 3 on Thursday night, they may be without two of their key players due to injuries.
For the Nuggets, they have two players listed on their injury report for Thursday’s game in Minneapolis.
Denver has listed Aaron Gordon as probable and he is expected to play despite dealing with left calf tightness.
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This is positive news for the Nuggets as Gordon is expected to play in Game 3 where he will likely continue to have a large role on both ends of the court alongside Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.
The Nuggets have ruled out Peyton Watson due to a right hamstring strain as he will miss his eighth consecutive contest.
With Watson still sidelined, Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Spencer Jones will likely all continue to have increased roles until he is cleared to return.
Fans can catch Game 3 of the first-round series between the Nuggets and Timberwolves from Minneapolis on Thursday night at 9:30 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.
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