No Carmelo (maybe never again, depending on what report you believe), no Nene, no Brandon Knight, no Gerald Green, and P.J. Tucker is sick and listed as questionable, though likely to suit up according to beat writers and appears to be warming up.
Despite the lineup shuffling, the Rockets finally looked like the Rockets in their last game, a win over the Indiana Pacers, while the Nuggets have lost three in a row after their 9-1 start. Take from that what you will, but the Rockets had plenty of offensive success last year against Denver, so it will be an interesting tell after we see what they look like tonight.