Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets: Injury Report, Predicted Lineups and Starting 5s - January 16th, 2022

Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets: Injury Report, Predicted Lineups and Starting 5s - January 16th, 2022 | NBA Season 2021-22

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Utah Jazz superstars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert

Two Western Conference powerhouses, the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets, go up against each other in an exciting clash on Sunday.

The Jazz have slipped to fourth in the Western Conference standings after a downturn in form of late. Their record reads 28 victories and 14 defeats and they are half a game behind third seed Memphis Grizzlies and less than five games behind the Phoenix Suns. The Jazz are on a four-game losing streak and will be hoping to break that run against the Nuggets. However, they have won five of their last 10 games and have picked up 14 victories from 20 matches on the road this season.

Meanwhile, the Nuggets, without the services of Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., are sixth in the Western Conference standings with a record that reads 22 victories and 19 losses as they hover around the 0.500 mark. They have won two straight games and have lost only three in the last 10 matchups. Led by defending MVP Nikola Jokić, Denver are 11-7 at home this season and will be confident of beating Utah.

Utah Jazz Injury Report

Donovan Mitchell is the star man for the Jazz

The Jazz are coming into this game with almost a clean bill of health. The only absentees for them are Hassan Whiteside and Jared Butler as both have entered the health and safety protocols laid down by the NBA. Udoka Azubuike is the only other absentee as is still working on his conditioning after exiting the protocols.

Players	Status	Reason
Hassan Whiteside	Out	Covid-19
Udoka Azubuike	Questionable	Conditioning
Jared Butler	Out	Covid-19

Denver Nuggets Injury Report

Aaron Gordon against the Los Angeles Lakers

The Nuggets will be without the services of Austin Rivers and JaMychal Green as the former is suffering from an illness that isn't Covid-19 related while the latter is out citing personal reasons. Bol Bol is being monitored on a day-to-day basis and is questionable.

Players	Status	Reason
Bol Bol	Questionable	Trade talks
JaMychal Green	Out	Personal
Austin Rivers	Out	Illness

Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets: Predicted Lineups

Utah Jazz

Monte Morris and Will Barton will be the starting guards for the Nuggets in this game while the frontcourt will be manned by Aaron Gordon and Jeff Green. Superstar Nikola Jokić take up his usual center spot.

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Denver Nuggets

Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley are expected to man the backcourt for the Jazz while the frontcourt will be taken care of by Bojan Bogdonavic and Royce O'Neale. Rudy Gobert is back and will be center for the Jazz.

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