Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson headline Nuggets injury report for Game 5 vs. Timberwolves

The Denver Nuggets are at home on Monday night as they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.

For the Nuggets, they enter Monday’s game in a must-win situation as they trail 1-3 in the series after losing on the road to the Timberwolves in Game 4 on Saturday night.

Now Denver will try to bounce back at home on Monday as they try to avoid elimination with a victory over Minnesota to keep their season alive.

While the Nuggets are looking to pick up a victory in Game 5 on Monday night, they may be without two of their key players due to injuries.

Nuggets list Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson on injury report for Game 5

For the Nuggets, they have two players listed on their injury report for Game 5 on Monday in Denver.

Denver has listed Aaron Gordon as questionable due to left calf tightness that has bothered him over the past few games and he is in danger of missing his first contest since Game 3, which would be a huge loss for the Nuggets with their season on the line on Monday.

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If Gordon is sidelined for Game 5, Spencer Jones, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bruce Brown could all be in line for increased roles.

The Nuggets have ruled out Peyton Watson due to a right hamstring strain that has sidelined him for the entire playoffs thus far.

Fans can catch Game 5 of the first-round series between the Timberwolves and Nuggets from Denver on Monday night at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

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