Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokić has missed four straight games, but coach Michael Malone says the center will play in Denver sometime after Monday.

Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is expected to return to the Denver lineup during the team’s upcoming five-game homestand, coach Michael Malone said.

Coby White scored 37 points to lead the streaking Chicago Bulls over the short-handed Denver Nuggets 129-119 on Monday night.

Coby White scored 37 points, Josh Giddey had 26 points and nine assists, and the visiting Chicago Bulls beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 129-119 on Monday night to wrap up their six-game road trip.

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another setback in their NBA playoff push on Monday, falling 118-106 to the Orlando Magic, who notched their first home victory since February.Doncic said the Lakers need to recapture the intensity they displayed in an eight-game winning streak that had briefly pushed them to second in the West.

Getting outworked by a Denver team missing its superstar was a missed opportunity. But the Rockets have time to learn from it.

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