
Sacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationJokic has 22 points, 14 rebounds, Nuggets beat Kings, 116-110

Jamal Murray added 24 points for Denver, which has won the first three games between the teams this season.
DeMar DeRozan scored 18 of his 35 points in the third quarter to give Sacramento a 93-84 lead heading into the fourth, but Westbrook gave the Nuggets a lift with seven straight points.
Zeke Nnaji's 3-pointer from the top of the circle put Denver ahead 96-95, its first lead since the first quarter, but Zach LaVine heated up after the Nuggets went up 110-104. He scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth, including two deep 3-pointers that kept the Kings within three.
Westbrook hit another 3-pointer and Murray and Jokic sealed it from the line.
Nuggets: Aaron Gordon missed his third straight game with an ankle injury, while Peyton Watson returned after missing 13 games with a knee sprain. Watson had two points in 17 minutes.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 3-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 110 - 116 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 110 - 116 |
4th 11.1 | ![]() |
Zach LaVine bad pass (Zeke Nnaji steals) | 110 - 116 |
4th 20.0 | ![]() |
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | 110 - 116 |
4th 20.0 | ![]() |
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | 110 - 115 |
Statistics
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44-96 | FG | 40-87 |
45.8 | Field Goal % | 46.0 |
11-27 | 3PT | 12-35 |
40.7 | Three Point % | 34.3 |
11-14 | FT | 24-30 |
78.6 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
45 | Rebounds | 46 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
22 | Assists | 28 |
8 | Steals | 5 |
6 | Blocks | 8 |
12 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
52 | Points in Paint | 56 |
20 | Fouls | 14 |
14 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Peyton Watson, F | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Michael Porter Jr., SF | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Nikola Jokic, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Aaron Gordon, PF | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Christian Braun, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Devin Carter, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Jake LaRavia, F | Out | Mar 28 |
Game Information

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,618 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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46 | 29 | .613 | - | W2 |
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44 | 31 | .587 | 2 | W3 |
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44 | 32 | .579 | 2.5 | W2 |
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36 | 40 | .474 | 10.5 | L3 |
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35 | 41 | .461 | 11.5 | L4 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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64 | 12 | .842 | - | W11 |
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47 | 30 | .610 | 17.5 | L2 |
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44 | 32 | .579 | 20 | W3 |
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33 | 43 | .434 | 31 | W1 |
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16 | 61 | .208 | 48.5 | L7 |
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