Murray is expected to suit up Saturday despite continuing to deal with a nagging knee issue. Murray is averaging 36.0 minutes across his last four outings, so the star guard is unlikely to operate on a minutes restriction if he's upgraded to available.

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers have met in the postseason in each of the past two seasons, and the Nuggets have sent the Lakers home both times. In their two series, the Nuggets have won eight of nine games,