Nuggets Lose Key Depth
Denver extended its win streak to six games but suffered a blow: forwards Cam Johnson, Spencer Jones and Zeke Nnaji were lost to injuries, and Aaron Gordon was ruled out before tip‑off — a notable hit to rotation depth heading into the postseason (denverpost.com). The timing stings as the Nuggets chase seeding with a compressed regular‑season finish (denverpost.com).
Cameron Johnson exited early with back spasms and returned to the bench with his torso wrapped but did not play again, according to game coverage and the Nuggets’ postgame notes. (denversports.com) Spencer Jones left the game with right hamstring tightness and was ruled out for the remainder of the night, the game report shows. (espn.com) Zeke Nnaji was pressed into extended minutes, got into an on‑court altercation in the second quarter, and ultimately left the arena on crutches with what Denver Sports described as a hip impingement. (espn.com) Aaron Gordon did not play after waking with calf tightness, a setback that brings his season missed‑games total to 44 amid earlier hamstring problems. (denverpost.com) Denver’s ledger sits at 48‑28 as of the night’s result, and the team’s schedule shows six regular‑season games remaining — at Utah on April 1, then home dates April 4, 6, 8 and 10, and a season‑final at San Antonio on April 12 — with playoff rosters set the day after the regular season ends. (denversports.com) Tim Hardaway Jr., Bruce Brown and Peyton Watson logged significant minutes and finished with 16, 15 and 10 points respectively as Denver absorbed the rotation churn, while veteran center Jonas Valančiūnas remains on the roster as the experienced backup big man. (denversports.com)
