The Nets are occasionally competitive, but the situation is not especially appealing right now in Brooklyn, especially with the trade deadline looming and top scorer Michael Porter, Jr (25.2 ppg) perhaps on the block, while second-leading scorer Cam Thomas might be on the move as well (he's also out tonight). Many recent Brooklyn scorelines feature heavy defeats; in the current six-game skid, loss margins have included 22, 54, and 37 points. It's also more than a month since the last road win (December 27), with eight straight away losses. The Nuggets are still minus the Joker but have held their own (9-6) without him, and while Aaron Gordon joins Jokic on the sidelines, Jamal Murray and Peyton Watson are likely available for tonight. Play Nuggets

Michael Porter is playing in Denver tonight against the team that drafted him, and he started for when they won the NBA Championship. It's going to be a bittersweet moment for Porter, and I think he excels and maybe even leads the Nets to a win. He's averaged 24 points in 18 road games and averages 25.2 points per game this season. The Nets beat the Nuggets in Brooklyn 127-115 on January 4th. Michael Porter had 27 points in that game. Returning home where it all started, I say he gets over 30.