The Denver Nuggets will visit the Utah Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Wednesday.

Denver (31-14) is coming off consecutive blowouts of the Eastern Conference's bottom-two teams, taking down the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers by a combined margin of 52 points. The Nuggets have remained among the NBA's elite despite ceding the top spot in the Western Conference to Golden State. Denver has won 10 of its last 13 games and is on a roll thus far in January, thanks largely to the MVP-caliber play of Nikola Jokic. Jokic is currently averaging 24.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 8.5 assists since the start of the new year. He had a big night the last time these two teams met, dishing out 16 assists while grabbing 10 rebounds.

The Nuggets face a bevy of injuries, as Michael Porter Jr. (back) and Isaiah Thomas (hip) remain out, while Juancho Hernangomez (ankle) and Jared Vanderbilt (foot) are each game-time decisions.

Utah (26-22) took a drubbing at the hands of the Nuggets in early November, losing 88-103. The Jazz hardly look like the same team that showed up to Pepsi Center in November, though, as they have become one of the league's toughest opponents since the start of the new year. Utah is 8-2 in its last 10 games and recently had a six-game win streak snapped by an equally-hot Trail Blazers team. As one may expect at this point, the Jazz's success has started on the defensive end, where the team ranks first in the league in defensive rating since the start of December. Reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert is continuing to make his presence known, blocking 2.1 shots and grabbing 13.1 rebounds per game. The Jazz will look to even the season series and continue their solid January campaign on Wednesday.

Utah also sports a long injury report, as Dante Exum (ankle), Raul Neto (groin), Tony Bradley (knee), and Thabo Sefalosha (hamstring) are all out for Wednesday's tilt.