Without national team captain Dennis Schröder, who is still injured, the Sacramento Kings have suffered a serious blow in the NBA. There was a 103:136 defeat at home against the strong Denver Nuggets led by superstar Nikola Jokic, with three-time MVP Jokic outstanding with 36 points, twelve rebounds and eight assists.
For Sacramento it was already the 19th defeat of the season, and the team is only in third-to-last place in the Western Conference. Denver is second behind the overwhelming champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
World and European champion Schröder was missing again due to hip problems; the point guard has not played since November 24th. The 32-year-old is said to be about to return.
