With the Miami Heat looking to get a win against Denver for the first time in a while, Bam Adebayo makes his return to potentially slow down Nikola Jokic.

BOTTOM LINE: Miami will attempt to continue its three-game win streak with a victory against Detroit. The Pistons have gone 17-5 against Eastern Conference teams. Detroit leads the Eastern Conference averaging 58.1 points in the paint. Jalen Duren leads the Pistons with 13.4.

The Miami Heat's injury report from December 25 has center Bam Adebayo listed as day-to-day with lower back soreness.

The Denver Nuggets have announced that center Nikola Jokic is questionable to return to Monday night's game against the Miami Heat with a left knee injury. The

While Jovic has now been making an impact with the Heat ever since returning from injury, he is also being fed confidence from his teammates, such as Norman Powell. The veteran guard was heard hyping up Jovic during his press conference and even in his own presser, speaking about what he's seen from the 22-year-old.

Denver Nuggets center and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic went down with a scary left knee injury late in the second quarter

Andrew Wiggins and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each score 28 points as the Miami Heat defeat the Indiana Pacers 142-116. The game took place on Saturday night.