Amid a three-game losing streak, the Denver Nuggets have lost their fourth-leading scorer with a hamstring injury.

Peyton Watson suffered a Grade 2 left hamstring strain late in Wednesday's 134-127 double-overtime loss to the New York Knicks and is expected to be sideline for an extended period of time, The Athletic's Tony Jones reports. 

Watson, 23, was having a breakout season for the Nuggets, averaging 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2 assists per game. He was also shooting 42% on 180 3-point attempts. 

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The news on the fourth-year guard adds to the Nuggets' injury woes. Aaron Gordon will be sidelined for at least four to six weeks after reaggravating a strained right hamstring that has limited him to 20 games this season. Watson had replaced Gordon in the starting lineup and was averaging 21.4 points since the beginning of January. 

In addition to Gordon and Watson, MVP runner-up Nikola Jokić missed 17 games with a bone bruise in his left knee. Christian Braun has appeared in only 16 games due to an ankle injury. And Jonas Valanciunas missed nearly a month with a calf strain. 

"It's deflating when you keep seeing people go down around you when you're trying to build towards something," Nuggets coach David Adelman told ESPN's Tim Bontemps following Wednesday's game.

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Despite the injuries and losing six of its past 10 games, Denver currently holds the No. 3 spot in the Western Conference with a 33-19 record going into Saturday's road matchup with the Chicago Bulls. 

The Nuggets did not make any additions before Thursday's NBA trade deadline, but did send Hunter Tyson and a 2032 second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets. In exchange, Denver receives the less favorable of a 2026 second-rounder from either the Los Angeles Clippers or Atlanta Hawks. The team also converted Spencer Jones' contract from a two-way deal to a standard league contract.