For the game, they could be without their best player, as three-time MVP Nikola Jokic is on the injury report. Jokic is averaging 28.8 points, 12.8 rebounds, 10.4 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 57.

Just before the contest, the Nuggets made a Jokic announcement, updating his injury status. The Nuggets will be with Jokic as they take on the Kings, as they made an injury announcement just an hour before tipoff. The club revealed that only Aaron Gordon will miss the matchup as he's dealing with a left ankle sprain.

Westbrook went for 25 points, two steals, two blocks and a corner three with 1:28 to go that doubled Denver’s lead. Sacramento did not go quietly — Zach LaVine answered 20 seconds later to creep back within one score — but the Nuggets made the stops and free throws necessary to escape.