Thursday, January 17, 2002 - A change of momentum at the end of the third quarter provided a cruel hint that it was going to be another nice-try game Wednesday night for the Denver Nuggets.

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When playing a team as good as the Sacramento Kings (29-9), the Nuggets couldn't afford even a moment's letdown. Thirty-nine seconds was way too long to lose focus, and what was an 86-77 lead melted away into a 112-107 Kings victory as the Nuggets remained stuck on 11 victories, the third fewest in the NBA.