Two Nuggets' rookies, who could add depth to Denver's bench, performed well in a Thursday night matchup against the Iowa Wolves.

The Denver Nuggets (14-6) travel to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to face the Indiana Pacers (4-17) in this Wednesday night NBA matchup.

The Nuggets are this close to being closer to a tier with Oklahoma City. But they’re coming up short in clutch situations.

They finally got a true backup center for Nikola Jokic in Jonas Valanciunas, Cameron Johnson replaced Michael Porter Jr., Bruce Brown brought championship experience and Tim Hardaway Jr. added shooting and scoring off the bench.

Denver’s defense hasn’t just been bad since Aaron Gordon joined Christian Braun on the sideline with an injury. It’s been the worst. In the seven games since Gordon strained his right hamstring, Denver’s defensive rating of 126.

The Atlanta Hawks have had one of the more challenging schedules from a logistics standpoint, playing the most road games in the NBA while fighting injuries to

The Denver Nuggets continue to get crushed by injuries, with another forward going down on Wednesday night vs. the Indiana Pacers.

Jamal Murray scored a season-high 52 points, going 19 of 25 from the field and even better from 3-point range (I10 of 11) as Denver toppled Indiana, 135-120.