The Denver Nuggets are coming off a win on Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings as they head into the second night of a back-to-back against the Los Angeles Cli

In last night’s 14-point win at Sacramento, Cam Johnson finished with a +12 in the box score, Bruce Brown played 27 minutes off the bench and scored 14 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. saw 24 minutes of action, and Jonas Valanciunas added 10 points in 15 minutes.

Nikola Jokic anotó 55 puntos, para igualar la actuación más productiva de esta campaña en la NBA, además de capturar 12 rebotes en el duelo que los Nuggets de Denver ganaron el miércoles 130-116 a los diezmados Clippers de Los Ángeles.

Usual suspects for this NBA Cup Group Stage game. KFAA (or your TEGNA affiliate) will have you covered over the air, with Mavs TV having the stream. If you’re outside of the Mavericks market, NBA League Pass will have the game as well. As always, tune into Pod Maverick after the game to catch Kirk and Josh give their analysis on what transpired.

Lue also said that the team “needs to be smart” about the 17th-year veteran’s minutes as it tries to keep him healthy during the 82-game regular season. Meanwhile, he played 39 minutes on Monday after playing 41 minutes in Saturday’s 114-103 defeat to the Phoenix Suns.

Winners of six in a row, the Detroit Pistons are big movers in the latest USA TODAY Sports NBA power rankings.