Nuggets vs. Bucks: Denver Eyes Road Streak Extension

The Denver Nuggets will face the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, aiming to extend a five-game road winning streak against a Bucks team looking to halt a slide in the standings. The game tips off at 9:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, with streaming options available through Fubo.

The Nuggets enter with a 30-15 record, placing them third in the Western Conference. They snapped a brief two-game losing streak on Thursday with a 107-97 victory over the Washington Wizards, despite playing without several key contributors. Peyton Watson led the way with a career-high 35 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, while Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and nine rebounds in his return from an 11-game absence. The team has managed a strong 18-7 mark on the road this season, ranking seventh in the Western Conference with 32.8 defensive rebounds per game, led by the absent Nikola Jokic's season average of 9.1.

Milwaukee, sitting at 18-25 and 11th in the Eastern Conference, comes off a 122-102 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. The Bucks hold a 9-11 record at home and rank ninth in the conference with 26.3 assists per game, paced...