Kings get two regular-season games added to schedule after NBA Cup results originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

More Kings basketball is on the way.

The NBA added two regular-season games to Sacramento’s schedule next month following the results of the Emirates NBA Cup.

First, the Kings will host the Denver Nuggets at 7 p.m. PT on Thursday, Dec. 11 at Golden 1 Center. Then they will head to Minnesota three nights later for a matchup with the Timberwolves at 4 p.m. PT on Sunday, Dec. 14.

Sacramento went 0-4 in Cup action in West Group A, having lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz.

Entering Friday’s game against the Jazz, the Kings already were eliminated from advancing in the Cup. They fell to Utah 128-119 and now hold a 5-15 record.

The reigning NBA champion Thunder have a flawless 4-0 record in group play.

After Friday, the eight teams that will advance are set: Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns.

From this point on, it’s a single-elimination tournament featuring the eight remaining teams.

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