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Denver Nuggets at Sacramento Kings

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14-10, 7-6 Away
Final
130 - 129

13-14, 6-8 Home

Jokic has another triple-double as Nuggets rally past Kings 130-129

Murray and Jokic work 2-man game to seal Nugs win

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.

Takeaways Nuggets: Westbrook has been a critical player for Denver. The nine-time All-Star has spent most of the season coming off the bench, but has made several effective spot starts at multiple positions — as he did Monday when he filled in for injured Christian Braun.

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.

Key moment Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 1:49 left to bring the Nuggets within one. Michael Porter Jr. made a steal on the other end and Jokic scored off an assist from Westbrook to put Denver ahead 123-122 with 1:15 remaining before the game went back-and-forth the rest of the way.

Key stat Denver scored 76 points in the paint, 33 more than Sacramento had been allowing this season.

Up next Nuggets: Face the Trail Blazers in Portland on Thursday.

Kings: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

DEN leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Kings: 50.9%
Nuggets: 49.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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

Golden 1 Center

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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