The shorthanded Kings were rolling through three quarters against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night at Ball Arena, with Sacramento leading Nikola Jokić and Co. by as many as 14 points in the third.
LaVine has been everything the Kings could’ve hoped for and more. The star guard, who has reached a new level while reuniting with DeMar DeRozan, is averaging 23.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.6 assists over his last 10 contests.
Did you watch Kings–Nuggets last night? So did Nikola Jokic. The three-time MVP had one of his worst games of the season against the mediocre and shorthanded Kings, laboring to 22 points and 15 rebounds with seven turnovers and a relatively ghastly minus-seven.
The Sacramento Kings had big nights from DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine, but fall in a battle to the Denver Nuggets 110-116.