It's a two-game slate that Nuggets head coach David Adelman had noted prior to the game vs. Sacramento as "an extraordinarily tough back-to-back," and after their results of their 123-128 loss to the Kings that led to Denver's second loss in four games, that tall challenge ended up being exactly what it was expected to be.

Of course, the two glaring names of note for the Nuggets happen to fall at the starting two and four spots: Christian Braun remains out with his lingering ankle sprain, while Aaron Gordon finds himself back on the injury report after returning from being sidelined for just one game.