The Denver Nuggets started the post All-Star portion of this season with a win against the Sacramento Kings behind Will Barton and Nikola Jokic both having strong performances. They will look to continue to build upon their success through Sacramento yet again later tonight. This time they will have home court advantage, and will look to catch Dallas for the 5th seed after they lost to the Jazz.
After that Dallas loss, the Nuggets are tied in the loss column with the Mavericks and with a Nuggets win they will be tied for the 5th seed.