{"id":48193,"date":"2025-11-11T15:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/48193\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T15:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:09:34","slug":"sacramento-kings-denver-nuggets-set-for-late-game-on-nbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/48193\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets set for late game on NBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nikola Jokic has started the season on a triple-double run, and he will chase another when the Denver Nuggets visit the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic has six triple-doubles in nine games to follow up on his career-best 34 from last season. The latest came on Saturday night when the Nuggets knocked off the visiting Indiana Pacers 117-100 for their fourth straight victory.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists in the stellar effort against Indiana. He made 10 of 14 shots from the field \u2013 including one 3-pointer \u2013 and sank 11 of 12 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762873772_712_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we should be talking about the efficiency numbers,\u201d Nuggets coach David Adelman said afterward. \u201cHe\u2019s the most efficient basketball player I\u2019ve ever seen. And I know there\u2019s guys way back in the past I didn\u2019t get to see play, but for me, in this modern generation of basketball, please show me who else is out there that plays like this at this efficient level offensively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a joy to watch, and by the way, he did all that in 31 minutes. I\u2019ll keep saying, just enjoy this. You know, while you get to have it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jokic, a three-time league MVP, is averaging 25.2 points per game. He leads the NBA in assists at 11.9 per game and is second in rebounding (13.0).<\/p>\n<p>One of the games in which Jokic didn\u2019t record a triple-double came in a 130-124 home victory over the Kings on Nov. 3. He had 34 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Denver beat the Pacers without the services of Jamal Murray (calf) and Aaron Gordon (hamstring). It was the first missed game of the season for both players.<\/p>\n<p>Murray\u2019s calf has been tight for approximately a week, while Gordon became concerned after Friday night\u2019s 129-104 rout of the visiting Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he feels something that can turn into something worse, there is a little bit of apprehension,\u201d Adelman said of Gordon. \u201cAaron\u2019s a guy we have to protect \u2026 because there\u2019s just not that many human beings that are that big and jump that high and explode like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The contest in Sacramento is the first of a three-game road trip for the Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Sacramento Kings are 1-2 entering the fourth contest of a five-game homestand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762873772_459_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sacramento was mauled 144-117 by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. The Kings trailed by as many as 32 points while falling for the third time in four games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really about the defense,\u201d Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t get stops in our league, you don\u2019t win. Period. That\u2019s just the way that it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Star big man Domantas Sabonis (ribcage contusion), the league\u2019s top rebounder at 14.0 per game, was back after missing two games and put up 20 points and 13 boards.<\/p>\n<p>Sabonis told reporters his breathing has been compromised and that he has felt \u201csharp stab\u201d sensations in the ribs. Still, he was able to play 30 minutes while laboring through the contest and made just 5 of 17 shots.\u201cYou don\u2019t want to keep losing games,\u201d Sabonis said. \u201cI love the game and we\u2019re not winning, so you want to try to turn things around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento has lost seven of its first 10 games to dig itself a hole in the highly competitive Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>-Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p>More Sacramento Kings content from Sactown Sports<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cunacceptable\u201d has been commonplace in postgame presser conferences for the 2025-26 Sacramento Kings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a standard,\u201d head coach Doug Christie said Friday night. His team had just allowed 144 points in a loss to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves. \u201cAnd the Sacramento Kings are going to have a damn standard, period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/59875\/unacceptable-sacramento-kings-defense\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kings lack defensive identity in yet another \u2018unacceptable\u2019 performance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Sacramento Kings schedule for the 2025-26 season<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, November 11th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Denver Nuggets \u2013 8:00 PM PT<br \/>\nWednesday, November 12th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Atlanta Hawks \u2013 7:00 PM PT<br \/>\nFriday, November 14th\u00a0\u2013 @ Minnesota Timberwolves \u2013 1:00 PM PT<br \/>\nSunday, November 16th\u00a0\u2013 @ San Antonio Spurs \u2013 1:00 PM PT<br \/>\nWednesday, November 19th\u00a0\u2013 @ Oklahoma City \u2013 5:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thank you for reading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SactownSports.com<\/a>. 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