The NBA had a small slate of five games on Saturday night with some big names trying to add more wins for their teams. Luka Dončić faced Giannis Antetokounmpo in a battle of MVP candidates required to do more with limited rosters. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets hoped to keep their winning ways in respective games for West seeding.

The Kings are coming off back-to-back losses, most recently falling 114-117 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. Zach LaVine led the way for the Kings with 26 points, while DeMar DeRozan added 22. Domantas Sabonis, who missed the last two games with a rib injury, finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds.

The Denver Nuggets got some bad news when it comes to an injury update for one of the members of the starting lineup.

The Denver Nuggets (8-2) and LA Clippers (3-7) meet Wednesday. Tip-off from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, is set for 10:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Nuggets vs. Clippers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

On Wednesday night, the Miami Heat lost to the Denver Nuggets 122-112. Although the score doesn't quite illustrate a blowout loss, the game got out of the Heat'

In the post-game interview, Russell Westbrook revealed that the Denver Nuggets asked him to decline his player option.

Once the defense started getting stops, the Wolves got back into the game. Naz Reid had his best half of the season with a team-high 17 points in the first half, bringing the Wolves from down double-digits, to up by as many as seven points in the second quarter.

-The Nuggets grab a road win against the Timberwolves. Denver rode a 68-52 second half to this comeback victory. This marks their seventh-straight victory, despite missing two starters in this game. Nikola Jokić had yet another triple-double in that victory.