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Nikola Jokic (knee) — Available
Devin Booker (groin) — Out
Jimmy Butler (illness) — Out
Kristaps Porzingis (illness) — Out
Jamal Murray (injury management) — Out
Klay Thompson (knee) — Available
Kyle Lowry (knee) — Out
Michael Porter Jr. (heel) — Out
Donte DiVincenzo (illness) — Out
Kelly Olynyk (ankle) — Out
Caleb Martin (ankle) — Out
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (leg) — In
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Confirmed Lineup: Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson, Lauri Markkanen, Jarred Vanderbilt, Walker Kessler
Kelly Olynyk (ankle) — Out
Collin Sexton (hamstring) — Out
Walker Kessler started and was trending for extended minutes due to Olynyk's absence in Utah's 122-99 blowout loss Monday. Kessler's usage is 5.8% below Olynyk's 17.7% rate.
Confirmed Lineup: Killian Hayes, Jaden Ivey, Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart, Jalen Duren
Isaiah Livers (shoulder) — Injured
Cade Cunningham (shin) — Injured
Bogdanovic has logged 30.3% usage in the last four games after posting 26.0% usage in the first 15 games he played during Cunningham's absence. He scored 23 points on 29.5% usage last month in his first matchup against Utah since being traded.
Confirmed Lineup: Alex Caruso, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Patrick Williams, Nikola Vucevic
Javonte Green (knee) — Out
Lonzo Ball (knee) — Injured
Vucevic has averaged 11.6 points on 20.9% usage in his last five matchups with the Heat. LaVine and DeRozan could need to shoulder more of the offensive load if Vucevic continues to struggle in this matchup.
Confirmed Lineup: Tyler Herro, Victor Oladipo, Max Strus, Haywood Highsmith, Bam Adebayo
Jimmy Butler (illness) — Out
Kyle Lowry (knee) — Out
Caleb Martin (ankle) — Out
Gabe Vincent (knee) — Out
Dewayne Dedmon (foot) — Available
Udonis Haslem (Achilles) — Available
Jamal Cain (G League) — Available
Omer Yurtseven (ankle) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Moses Moody, Draymond Green, Kevon Looney
Klay Thompson (knee) — Available
Donte DiVincenzo (illness) — Out
Andrew Wiggins (adductor) — Out
Jonathan Kuminga (knee) — Available
JaMychal Green (health protocols) — Out
Andre Iguodala (injury management) — Out
Stephen Curry (shoulder) — Injured
Poole has averaged 36.0 points and 10.0 three-point attempts on 34.9% usage in the last two games. Opposing guards have shot the sixth most field goal attempts per game (54.5) and the fourth-most threes per game (23.1) this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Jalen Brunson, Quentin Grimes, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson
Obi Toppin (knee) — Injured
Randle has averaged 23.2 points and 10.8 rebounds in his last five matchups with Draymond Green. He attempted 9.2 threes per game in the previous ten matches after averaging 6.1 attempts in his first 20 games.
Confirmed Lineup: Monte Morris, Bradley Beal, Deni Avdija, Kyle Kuzma, Daniel Gafford
Kristaps Porzingis (illness) — Out
Rui Hachimura (ankle) — Injured
Delon Wright (hamstring) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Chris Paul, Damion Lee, Mikal Bridges, Torrey Craig, Deandre Ayton
Devin Booker (groin) — Out
Cam Payne (foot) — Out
Josh Okogie (hip) — Out
Jock Landale (concussion) — Out
Duane Washington Jr. (hip) — Not on injury report
Cam Johnson (knee) — Injured
The Wizards have allowed the most points in the paint per game (56.8) in their last five matchups after ranking sixth in their first 26 games. Ayton (13.4), Booker (9.4), and Bridges (6.5) score the most points in the paint per game on the Suns.
Confirmed Lineup: Ja Morant, John Konchar, Dillon Brooks, Jaren Jackson Jr., Steven Adams
Desmond Bane (toe) — Injured
Danny Green (ACL) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Bruce Brown, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic (knee) — In
Jamal Murray (injury management) — Out
Michael Porter Jr. (heel) — Out
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (leg) — In
Jeff Green (back) — In
Gordon (+4.3%) and Caldwell-Pope (+3.5%) have the highest usage differentials on the Nuggets with Murray off the floor this season. Bones Hyland would likely start if Murray is ruled out, and Hyland has logged a -8.8% usage differential when sharing the floor with Jokic this season.