The Nuggets went to Sacramento and beat the Kings 122-108, led by Jokic, who put up a season-high 35 points in scoring for the early 2025-2026 NBA season. Along with Jokic, the Nuggets saw Jamal Murray add 23 points, and Aaron Gordon pile up 17 points, with the dynamic trio leading the Nuggets in scoring on the night.

The Denver Nuggets (7-2) and Sacramento Kings (3-7) meet for the second time this season, but the first on NBC and Peacock!

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are off to a 7-2 start this season, and they’ll face the Sacramento Kings for the second time this month on Tuesday night.

Jokic put up 35 points on 16-of-19 shooting with 14 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Nuggets to a 122-108 victory before an announced crowd of 15,106 on Tuesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The Sacramento Kings were handled fairly easily 122-108 by the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday at Golden 1 Center in their third consecutive loss.

In Saturday’s victory over the Pacers, Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets as he recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists while Tim Hardaway Jr. added 17 points, three rebounds and four assists of his own off the bench.