Nuggets Roll Out the Heavy Hitters for Monday Night

The daily NBA lineup drop is the most stressful notification in sports, mostly because it dictates whether your evening is going to be fun or a financial write-off.

Underdog NBA just dropped the Denver Nuggets' starting five for Monday night, and the heavy hitters are officially active. Denver is rolling out Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, a guy named Johnson, Aaron Gordon, and the walking triple-double himself, Nikola Jokic.

"Underdog NBA tweeted: 'Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Murray, Braun, Johnson, Gordon, Jokic on Monday.'"

The Nuggets are coming off a 127-120 shootout win over the Phoenix Suns, proving their offense is still humming at a high level. Having Jokic and Murray both cleared and in the starting five is the exact kind of stability Denver needs to keep that momentum going.

Slotting Johnson into the starting group alongside the core four is an interesting wrinkle for the rotation. When you share the floor with Jokic, your job description shrinks to cutting hard, hitting open corner threes, and not getting in the way of the MVP's passing lanes.

For the prop market, this clean injury report for the stars is a massive green light. You do not have to play the guessing game of who absorbs a 25 percent usage rate because a primary scorer decided to rest a sore hamstring. Murray and Jokic are ready to eat, and the offense will run right through them.

Denver tips off against the Portland Trail Blazers next, and with this starting unit locked in, the Blazers are going to need a lot more than good vibes to get a stop. Expect the Nuggets to try and set the tone early before looking ahead to the Toronto Raptors later in the week.