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Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineups- Who’s in and Who’s out on Monday as Nuggets Visit Miami?

Who will miss Monday's matchup between Heat and Nuggets? Read to find out.

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The Miami Heat will be the hosts to the Denver Nuggets on December 29, for an NBA 2025-26 regular season matchup. This will be the second time these teams will be up against each other in the current NBA season. Their previous meeting saw the Nuggets recording a ten-point victory over the rivals, and in the forthcoming fixture, we expect the Heat to avenge the defeat, and level the tally.

The hosts will enter the fixture on the back of a two-game winning streak. In their most-recent game, they handed a blowout defeat to the Indiana Pacers to move 17-15 up in the standings. On the other hand, the Denver Nuggets are coming off a narrow upset at the hands of the Orlando Magic. This marked their third defeat in the last five games, and dropped their tally to 22-9 in the Western Conference.

Given how both teams have been performing off late, we can expect the hosts to give a tough fight to their rivals. While they would want to extend their winning stretch, the visitors would aim to get back to winning. That said, let’s first look at the injury concerns for both teams ahead of an anticipated fixture scheduled on Monday.

Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets Injury Report

Here, we breakdown the injury concerns and expected starting lineups for Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets, scheduled on Monday.

Miami Heat’s Injuries

Player	Position	Injury	Status
Bam Adebayo	C	Back	Questionable
Tyler Herro	PG	Toe	Out
Terry Rozier	SG	Not Injury Related	Out

Bam Adebayo could miss his third straight game due to a back injury.

Tyler Herro, who suffered a toe injury earlier this month, will be out for yet another game on Monday. He is currently without a timeline for a return.

Terry Rozier is out with a non-injury related issue.

Denver Nuggets’ Injuries

Player	Position	Injury	Status
Aaron Gordon	PF	Hamstring	Out
Christian Braun	SF	Ankle	Out
Cameron Johnson	SF	Knee	Out
Tamar Bates	SG	Foot	Out

Aaron Gordon is out for Miami Heat’s matchup due to a hamstring strain. Christian Braun remains out with an ankle sprain. In addition to them, Cameron Johnson and Tamar Bates are out with knee and foot injuries, respectively.

Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets Predicted Starting Lineups

Miami Heat: Pelle Larsson, Andrew Wiggins, Kel’el Ware, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell

Denver Nuggets: Peyton Watson, Spencer Jones, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Tim Hardaway Jr.

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Garima Ranawat

Garima is a sports writer with around two years of experience in Indian sports and a newfound interest in the NBA. Inspired by the leadership of cricketing legend MS Dhoni, she wishes to bring in newer perspectives to the NBA fanatics with her writing.