Denver Nuggets at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationJokic has another triple-double as Nuggets rally past Kings 130-129
Nikola Jokic had his NBA-leading 10th triple-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists as the Nuggets ended Sacramento’s three-game winning streak. Murray scored 28 points, while Russell Westbrook had 18 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.
Denver (14-10) trailed by 10 with four minutes remaining before storming back on the strength of a 14-3 spurt.
The teams exchanged leads seven times over the final 75 seconds, with Murray nailing the decisive shot about 12 seconds after DeMar DeRozan put the Kings (13-14) in front with a baseline dunk.
DeRozan missed inside in the final seconds, and the Nuggets held on.
Domantas Sabonis had 28 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for the Kings. De’Aaron Fox added 29 points and seven assists. Malik Monk scored 25.
Kings: Mike Brown’s squad showed good energy coming back to take the lead after beginning the game flat on both ends of the floor and falling behind 41-21 at the end of one quarter. Denver was the more physical team most of the night, although the Kings played significantly better in the second half.
Kings: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 130 - 129 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 130 - 129 | |
4th 0.0 | Kings offensive team rebound | 130 - 129 | |
4th 1.2 | DeMar DeRozan misses 5-foot two point shot | 130 - 129 | |
4th 8.1 | Peyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr. | 130 - 129 |
Statistics
DEN | SAC | |
---|---|---|
51-102 | FG | 49-102 |
50.0 | Field Goal % | 48.0 |
10-28 | 3PT | 12-35 |
35.7 | Three Point % | 34.3 |
18-24 | FT | 19-20 |
75.0 | Free Throw % | 95.0 |
55 | Rebounds | 42 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
40 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
38 | Assists | 28 |
9 | Steals | 10 |
4 | Blocks | 9 |
15 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
16 | Fast Break Points | 30 |
76 | Points in Paint | 58 |
18 | Fouls | 23 |
23 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,936 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 37 | 8 | .822 | - | W1 |
Denver | 28 | 18 | .609 | 9.5 | L2 |
Minnesota | 25 | 21 | .543 | 12.5 | W3 |
Portland | 17 | 29 | .370 | 20.5 | L1 |
Utah | 10 | 34 | .227 | 26.5 | L6 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Lakers | 26 | 19 | .578 | - | L1 |
LA Clippers | 26 | 20 | .565 | 0.5 | L1 |
Phoenix | 24 | 21 | .533 | 2 | W3 |
Sacramento | 24 | 22 | .522 | 2.5 | W1 |
Golden State | 22 | 23 | .489 | 4 | L1 |
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