The Nuggets tipped from the next half of this season . For about an hour.

“We had been healthy for approximately 50 minutes,” coach Michael Malone said Wednesday evening at the Pepsi Center following the franchise&rsquo. “(Forward) Trey Lyles kind of hobbled off the court, so that we all ’ll see what’s happening with him.

“So we had been healthy for 50 minutes. While it lasted, That was amazing. ”

Malone didn’t fancy on the harm suffered by Lyles, the 6-foot-10 forwards who averaged 9.2 points and 4.1 rebounds 18.6 minutes per contest during the summer ’s first half. His position for the Nuggets’ visit to Dallas on Friday night wasn’t even at Wednesday. Lyles scored 16 points and drained 3-of-4 from beyond the arc against the Mavericks through a 21-minute look on Dec. 18.

“Aside from Michael Porter Jr. and Trey Lyles,” Malone said, “I think everyone else should be a go. ”

The coach was effusive on the status of Gary Harris, that was shelved together with groin difficulties. The guard is expected to play Dallas, Malone explained, however he’ll be on a moments cap.

“He also missed three weeks, he also missed seven games, so I’m going to throw out him for 30 minutes that the initial game and risk having him hurt,” Malone said of Harris, who averaged 14.8 points per game during the first half as Jamal Murray’s running mate in the starting backcourt. “And (we’ll) really monitor his moments these previous 25 games so we don’t overextend him. Because we don’t even want Gary going out again. ”

The Nuggets’ defense has overlooked the absence of Harris and electricity forward Paul Millsap in recent weeks on the road. According to Basketball-Reference. Com, the Nuggets have a group defensive evaluation of 107.2 — in, 107 points surrendered 100 possessions — with Harris about the floor, along with a 111.4 rating without him, a variation of 4.2 points. Nuggets foes have accumulated an Effective field goal percent of .517 in the if Harris is on the floor, a figure that jumps into .530 if he isn’t.

“When Gary Harris is on the court, we’re a group,” Malone noted. “When Gary Harris is on the court, we’re a better defensive team. ”

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