Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets Watch/Listen Live Streaming ONline Free to NBA 2014 Basketball from the Pepsi Arena in Denver, Colorado at 8:00 PM ET
With lopsided losses piling up and no timetable for the return of their best player, the Denver Nuggets' streak of postseason appearances looks all but over.
At least facing the woeful Kings might provide a brief break from their struggles.
Denver seeks its 11th win in 12 meetings on Sunday night when it hosts Sacramento.
The Nuggets (25-29) have reached the playoffs each of the last 10 seasons -- the second-longest active streak behind San Antonio's 16 straight appearances -- but are 7 1/2 games back of Dallas for the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
They've also lost six of seven and it's unclear when scoring leader Ty Lawson (18.0 ppg) will return after missing the last five games with a broken left rib. Denver is 1-4 during that stretch and averaging 94.0 points on 41.0 percent shooting. The Nuggets had been averaging 101.8 points while shooting 45.0 percent.
"I don't know if he's getting close or if he's not," coach Brian Shaw said. "He says he's feeling better."
Five of Denver's last six losses have come by 17-plus points after it had suffered only three such defeats in the previous 47 contests. The latest was a 117-89 setback at Chicago on Friday. Aaron Brooks provided a spark with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting in first game since being acquired from Houston a day earlier, but the Nuggets fell into a 32-12 hole early.
"It felt like tonight we had some guys who just decided they weren't going to play, they weren't going to put forth any effort to get the job done," Shaw said. "It's unfortunate."
Denver split two games in Sacramento earlier this season, most recently taking a 125-117 victory Jan. 26.
The Kings (19-36) are still tied for the worst record in the Western Conference despite winning two of their last three following a 105-98 home victory over Boston on Saturday.
"We'll take the win, but we have to get a lot better," coach Michael Malone said after his team won despite committing 18 turnovers. The Kings turned the ball over 21 times versus Golden State.
The Kings announced Saturday that Jason Terry -- acquired along with Reggie Evans from Brooklyn in exchange for Marcus Thornton on Thursday -- would spend the remainder of the season rehabilitating his left knee. Terry has posted career lows in minutes (16.3) points (4.5) and field-goal percentage (36.2) for the Nets.
The Nuggets have won eight in a row at home versus Sacramento.
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