Overview
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena in the teams’ second meeting after Detroit’s 109-107 win on Jan. 28.
- Detroit leads the East at 36-12 with a 20-5 home record, while Denver is 33-17 and 19-7 away from home.
- Nikola Jokic has returned from a knee injury and is expected to play under a managed workload after a 16-point outing in Sunday’s loss to Oklahoma City.
- The Nuggets list Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Cameron Johnson (knee) out, Christian Braun (ankle) questionable, and Tamar Bates (foot) out; Detroit’s Caris LeVert is listed as questionable with an illness.
- The Pistons enter off a 130-77 win over Brooklyn, the largest margin in franchise history, as both sides celebrate first-time All-Star reserves Jalen Duren and Jamal Murray.