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On Saturday afternoon, the Denver Nuggets got off to a 1-0 lead in their playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves , winning by a score of 116-105. The Nuggets got off to a slow start in this one, but they were able to work their way back and mostly control things in the second half, despite a relatively quiet 25 points from star big man Nikola Jokic .
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One player noticeably absent for the Nuggets in this one was wing Peyton Watson , who emerged as a breakout player for Denver this year but missed most of the stretch run of the season.
Now, the Nuggets have gotten a tough injury update on Watson's status moving forward.
"Peyton Watson was the only inactive player on either team. As he continues to recover from a right hamstring strain that he reaggravated on April 1, the growing sense around the team is that he'll miss at least a couple more games, a source told The Post," reported Bennett Durando of the Denver Post.
Watson showed off some new scoring abilities this year in a larger role for the Nuggets, particularly in the games when Jokic was out due to a knee injury earlier in the season.
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However, as the report mentioned, Watson dealt with a hamstring strain that sidelined him for several games, an injury that was tweaked earlier this month shortly after his return to the court.
The Nuggets were able to fare just fine without Watson on Saturday against the Timberwolves, locking down a Minnesota team that was operating without Anthony Edwards at 100 percent due to his own injury, but they will still hope the talented former first-round pick is able to return at some point during this series.
Game 2 is set for Monday evening at 10:30 pm ET from Denver.
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