Dug yourself a third-quarter hole? Just call on the I.T. Department.
Isaiah Thomas scored eight points off the bench in the third period Wednesday night in his Nuggets debut to help Denver head into the all-star break with a 120-118 win over the Sacramento Kings.
Thomas — making his first appearance of the season 11 months after hip surgery — put the capper on the Nuggets’ 15-6 run that ended the third frame on a step-back shot, giving the hosts a 93-91 cushion. But it was center Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets’ first all-star selection since Carmelo Anthony in 2011, who sealed a see-saw game on a putback of his miss with 0.