After falling to the Portland Trail Blazers in a crushing NBA Cup matchup on Friday, the Denver Nuggets are looking to bounce back into the win column on Monday

Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 34 points and had 14 assists, Aaron Gordon added 20 points and the Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 130-124 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.

Zach LaVine led the way for the Kings in Saturday’s victory as he ended the game with 31 points and four rebounds while DeMar DeRozan recorded 29 points and four rebounds. While both teams are seeking a key victory in Monday’s game, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.

The Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets 109-107 in their first NBA Cup matchup, but Denver undoubtedly had opportunities to pull out a win in Portland. Most notably, a couple of costly

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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/trailblazers/onsi as Blazers, Nuggets Announce Starting Lineups for Friday NBA Cup Game. The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets have both announced their starting lineups ahead of the first Emirates NBA Cup games of the 2025-26 season.

Russell Westbrook was a soldier for the 2024-25 Nuggets squad, and he received a hero's welcome in his return to Ball Arena with the Kings.

In the post-game interview, Russell Westbrook revealed that the Denver Nuggets asked him to decline his player option.

There's no play here as the Rockets are huge favorites at home. The Mavs are too thin and inexperienced to have any faith in despite the game being close to home. I will take MAVERICKS +12.5 (-105). Houston is 4-1 ATS,