The Denver Nuggets looked to build more momentum as they travel to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The game begins at 9 PM ET and will air on KUNP, BlazerVision, ALT, KTVD, and ALT+.

The Nuggets have won two straight, and are coming off a victory over the Phoenix Suns in their last contest. They are 3-2 on the season, putting them at eighth in the Western Conference. After playing two straight on the road, they will play the next two games at home.

The Blazers bounced back from a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies by picking up a victory over the Utah Jazz to move their record to 4-1 on the year. They sit third in the Western Conference. This is the second game of a four-game road trip from Portland.

This is the first meeting of the season between the two squads.

Alpha Diallo is QUESTIONABLE with a right wrist sprain. Diallo suffered the injury on opening night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which also marked his NBA debut. He started in the second half of that game after Cameron Johnson suffered an injury in the first half. He ended up playing 22 minutes against the Thunder.

Spencer Jones is OUT with bilateral hamstring management. He has yet to make his season debut, and there is no clear timeline for when he will return.

Julian Strawther is OUT with a left knee sprain. He was set to miss six weeks as of October 16.

Denver will start Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokic, and Aaron Gordon. Murray had 39 points against the Suns while Braun had 31 points. Both players knocked down seven threes in the contest. Johnson had 12 points in his first game since opening night.

DeMar DeRozan, Trevon Brazile, Tyus Jones, and Marvin Bagley III have been the top players off the bench.

Denver is 11th in offense and 21st in defense this season.

Ja Morant is OUT with a left hamstring strain. On October 30, it was announced that Morant would miss at least four weeks with the hamstring injury. In four games this year, he’s averaging 15.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists.

Shaedon Sharpe is OUT after undergoing right meniscus surgery. On August 24, it was announced that he would miss six months.

John Tonje and Jayson Kent are OUT on G-League two-way deals.

Portland started Scoot Henderson, Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija, Damian Lillard, and Donovan Clingan against the Jazz. Lillard and Avdija were each over 20 points, while Henderson and Camara had 14 points each.

Vit Krejci, Jrue Holiday, Sidy Cissoko, and Robert Williams all played more than 14 minutes against the Jazz, while Yang Hansen got extended minutes, playing 13 minutes in the game.

Portland has the 4th ranked offense and 6th ranked defense.