It’s the fight that matters – even in a loss. Despite trailing by 22 points at halftime, the Kings showed resilience down the stretch before falling to the Denver Nuggets 132-123 on Thursday night at Ball Arena.

The Kings almost came back from a 25-point deficit on the second night of a back-to-back, but Nikola Jokic was too much to overcome.

Kings interim head coach Doug Christie speaks with the media following Sacramento's 132-123 loss to the Denver Nuggets Thursday at Ball Arena.Christie proud of Kings' ‘resilient' comeback effort despi

Jokic, a three-time MVP, made a three-quarter court shot at the third-quarter buzzer to put the Nuggets up by 25 points. The Kings staged a big fourth-quarter comeback to get within five, but Jokic made four free throws in the final minute to secure the victory for Denver.

The Sacramento Kings (23-20) are visiting the Denver Nuggets (27-16) on Thursday night; find out how to watch the free live stream here.

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Despite trailing by 22 points at halftime, the Kings showed resilience down the stretch before falling to the Denver Nuggets ... defeat in 13 games since Doug Christie took over as the interim ...

DENVER — Nikola Jokic had his fifth straight ... The Kings lost for the third time in 13 games since Doug Christie took over as the interim coach. The Kings scored the first 14 points of the ...

DENVER — Nikola Jokic had his fifth straight ... The Kings lost for the third time in 13 games since Doug Christie took over as the interim coach. The Kings scored the first 14 points of the ...

Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 22 rebounds and a season-high 17 assists for his fifth straight triple-double, and the host Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 132-123 on Thursday night.

If a team is  somewhere in the middle, it better have a clear direction because floundering around play-in territory is the NBA’s version of purgatory.

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