In a game where they were without both Domantas Sabonis and Mike Brown, the Sacramento Kings were unable to walk away with the win against the Denver Nuggets, losing 113-106 on night one of their back-to-back against this squad.

Here are a few takeaways from the Kings' second straight loss.

Playing without Sabonis

For a team missing their best player — who is also their best facilitator and rebounder — the Kings stepped it up tonight and didn’t look as lost as I thought they would.