As Aaron Gordon’s calf heals, Michael Malone faces what can only be described as a good problem. The Nuggets have been steadily trending in the right direction, even while dealing with a variety of injuries to starters,

“We had a conversation when he came to me in training camp,” Michael Malone said. “And he asked me, he goes, ‘Coach, do you think I should shoot more 3s?'” Denver had already attempted the fewest 3-pointers in the league the previous season. And that was before losing 3-and-D guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in free agency.

Aaron Gordon is back after missing nine games with a calf injury, as the Nuggets take on the Mavericks in Dallas.

Jokic, according to Vinny Benedetto of the Denver Gazette, injured his right elbow during warmups ahead of tonight’s game. The Nuggets just announced Aaron Gordon (right calf injury management) and Nikola Jokic (right elbow inflammation) are out today. Jokic hurt his elbow in warmups, I’m told.

And perhaps most importantly, Aaron Gordon announced his return from ... obviously on a pretty strict minutes restriction right now,” coach Michael Malone said. “I talked to him this morning ...

The Denver Nuggets were dealt a shocking injury absence from Nikola Jokic tonight prior to a 128-108 blowout loss to the Houston Rockets on the second night of a back-to-back.

Gordon (calf) played 18 minutes off the bench and finished with 13 points (6-7 FG, 1-2 3Pt), six rebounds, two assists and one block in Sunday's 112-101 win over the Mavericks. Though Gordon was cleared to play after missing the Nuggets' previous nine games with a right calf strain,