The time for moral victories and learning lessons is over. The Denver Nuggets are in the midst of a stretch run that has major playoff implications for no fewer than eight Western Conference teams. Generally, when the Nuggets face their early Sunday foe, the Sacramento Kings, one expects them to win. However, the Nuggets have been prone to drop games against lower competition, including this very Kings team, and have in the past tried to learn from those failure. Now there is no time for that. Even though the Kings are a team the Nuggets should beat, this is still as must-win of a situation as there has ever been.