Nuggets at Kings 11/30/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Saturday NBA schedule will tip-off with a matinee between the Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings from the Golden 1 Center. The Nuggets have won six straight games and trail the Lakers by two games for the best record in the Western Conference. Last time out, Denver outscored visiting Washington by 15 points during the second quarter and cruised to a 117-104 victory.

Jerami Grant scored a season-high 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting in 28 minutes off the Denver bench. Nikola Jokic contributed eight points and a season-best 20 rebounds for the Nuggets.

The Sacramento Kings are playing without G De’Aaron Fox and have lost 10 of their first 17 games. The Kings are currently in ninth place in the Western Conference standings and are led in scoring by Buddy Hield (20.5 ppg). On Wednesday, Sacramento was outscored by ten points during the third quarter of a 97-91 road loss against Philadelphia.

Sacramento G Buddy Hield tallied a team high 22 points on an inefficient 9-for-24 shooting effort. Harrison Barnes added 14 points and nine rebounds in a losing effort for the Kings.