The Houston Rockets (16-6) travel to Ball Arena to face the Denver Nuggets (18-6) in this Monday night NBA Basketball matchup.

Tip-off for tonight's Rockets vs Nuggets game is at 9:30 PM ET on Peacock.

But Nuggets head coach David Adelman will be trying his best to make the night a bit tougher for Durant as Denver faces off against Houston for the second time this season––and his key to making that happen centers on one pivotal priority on the defensive end: keeping attention on him at all times.

Hardaway has frequently benefited from being the “weakest” link in three-man actions with Jokic and Murray, stepping out to the 3-point line after setting a screen and launching open shots when the defense fixates on Denver’s stars.

Tari Eason will miss his 12th straight game with an oblique injury, but he is getting close to returning. It just won't be against the Nuggets on Monday night.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/nuggets/onsi as Nuggets Offer Hopeful Injury Update on Julian Strawther. The Denver Nuggets could be seeing one injured piece of their rotation return to the lineup in the very near future, according to head coach David Adelman.

Valanciunas gives Nikola Jokic best backup of his career; Burns has helped Nathan MacKinnon produce best start of his career.