Preview: wounded Nuggets host beat-up Grizzlies

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsThe Nuggets hope to avoid a Leonardo DiCaprio-like mauling when Memphis comes to town

If it wasn't for bad luck, the Denver Nuggets would have no luck at all. Ray Charles sang it, and I believe it. With the news that head coach Michael Malone expects Danilo Gallinari to be out for "an extended period" and is doubtful for the homestand, and the rumor that he could miss the next four weeks, the Nuggets are running short of lineup veterans to help shoulder the load. After blowing the late lead and losing in Dallas, Denver is both angry and (more) short-handed.

Memphis has its own injuries woes with Marc Gasol lost for the remainder of the year and an assortment of…