Denver Nuggets center Jonas Valančiūnas (17) shoots a three point shot over Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe (17) during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game on Oct. 31, 2025, in Portland, Ore. Valanciunas and the Nuggets play host to the Sacramento Kings Monday night. (AP Photo/Ali Gradischer)

Sacramento Kings (2-4, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (3-2, sixth in the Western Conference)

Denver; Monday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Denver and Sacramento will play for the first time this season.

Denver finished 50-32 overall, 32-20 in Western Conference play and 26-15 at home during the 2024-25 season. The Nuggets averaged 31.0 assists per game on 45.4 made field goals last season.

Sacramento finished 40-42 overall and 26-26 in Western Conference games during the 2024-25 season. The Kings averaged 17.4 points off of turnovers, 14.3 second-chance points and 26.3 bench points last season.

INJURIES: Nuggets: None listed.

Kings: Keegan Murray: out (thumb), Malik Monk: out (personal).

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...

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