Denver will be without backup point guard Ty Lawson while Orlando guard Vince Carter will miss his third straight game with a sprained left shoulder.
Lawson, who sprained his left ankle against Golden State on Jan. 5, is close to coming back but coach George Karl felt it was better to give him extra time to heal before the Nuggets play Utah on Sunday.
"He couldn't go [Tuesday] in practice. He ran today but I didn't feel like it was hard enough in front of me," Karl said. "The three-day break says to me let's be cautious."
Lawson felt he was ready to go but he was OK with Karl's decision.
"He's going to do what's best for the team," he said. "I have no problem with his decision."
Carter was injured against Washington on Friday. Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy didn't want to say when his leading scorer will get back.
"We're sort of day to day just waiting to see how he is," Van Gundy said. "I don't know if that's close or not. He'll go when he's ready to go."
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