- The Golden State Warriors are riding a 3-game winning streak and looking to take the season series against the Denver Nuggets.
- The Warriors are currently in the 10th spot in the play-in tournament, trailing the Portland Trail Blazers by half a game with 8 games left.
- The Nuggets have won 8 of their last 10 games and are in 4th place in the Western Conference, just a game and a half behind the 3rd place Los Angeles Lakers.
- The Warriors will be without star Steph Curry, who is close to returning but the team wants to give him a "runway" to get back into game shape before the playoffs.
- The Nuggets are led by MVP candidate Nikola Jokic, who is averaging a triple-double, and Jamal Murray, who has scored 31 and 53 points in the last two games.