The Wizards head to Denver for the first of three games against Western Conference foes

The Wizards are taking on the Denver Nuggets tonight in the Mile High City.

Game Info

When: Saturday, March 15 at 9 p.m. ET

Where: Ball Arena

How to watch: Monumental Sports Network

Injury Report

Wizards: OUT—Saddiq Bey (knee), Bilal Coulibaly (hip), Malcolm Brogdon (ankle)

Pistons: GTD—Zeke Nnaji, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray

OUT—DaRon Holmes II, Julian Strawther

Washington is 4-3 since the calendar turned to March. The Wizards won a thriller over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. They’ve notched wins against the Pistons, Charlotte Hornets, Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz. It’s not exactly a murderer’s row of opponents, but the team’s progress and competitiveness are encouraging. They may be winning too many games, given their lottery dreams. But that’s a potential topic for a different day.
On the other hand, the Nuggets have faced a brutal schedule lately. They’ve taken on Boston, Sacramento, Phoenix, OKC (twice), and Minnesota since March 2nd. Tonight, Denver hosts the Lakers with the same lengthy but vague injury report listed. Expect some of their stars to sit tomorrow night when the Wizards come to town.
The Wizards won the last matchup between the teams on December 7th. Nikola Jokic headed a skeleton crew for Denver and scored 56 points on a career-high 39 field goal attempts. Jordan Poole countered with 39 points and the Jonas Valančiūnas had a monster statline of 20 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. Unfortunately, Valančiūnas plays for the Sacramento Kings now.