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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 23 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 111 |
 Nuggets | 35 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 121 |
SACTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 40-9243.5% | 11-2937.9% | 20-2483.3% | 47 | 21 | 11 |
| DEN | 47-8555.3% | 12-3435.3% | 15-2462.5% | 41 | 32 | 7 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets121| 34 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 33 | 13-20 | 3-6 | 4-8 | 0 | +13.7 | ||||||||
| 33 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.5 | |||||
| 22 | 13 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +5.1 | ||||||
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| 25 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −5.2 | ||
| 16 | 18 | 7-9 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +3.8 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | +6 | −0.1 | |||||
| Team | 121 | 47-8555.3% | 12-3435.3% | 41 | 32 | 7 | 20 | 15-2462.5% | 5 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 42 points on 16 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Bol Bol and Davon Reed (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings111| 38 | 30 | 11-23 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 0 | +5 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.7 | |||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | −5 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 29 | 14 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +5.0 | |||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.9 | |||||
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| 28 | 18 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +2 | +7.3 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −11 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-12 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −5.5 | ||||
| 11 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −2 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 111 | 40-9243.5% | 11-2937.9% | 47 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 20-2483.3% | 12 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 44 points on 15 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Terence Davis (coach’s decision).
Nuggets121Kings111ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić had 33 points (20 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 121-111.
The Nuggets took control with a 27-8 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 21.
The Nuggets had 7 players in double-digit scoring. Jokić and Monte Morris set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox scored 30 points, and Alex Len added 18 points (14 in the paint) and a season-high 10 rebounds off the bench.
The Nuggets shot 55.3% from the field to the Kings’ 43.5% and outscored them 62-44 in the paint. The Kings forced 8 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
Denver NuggetsSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
106 points from the field on 85 shots: 11.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 27-34 | 79.4% | 65% |
| In the paint | 8-13 | 61.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 0-4 | 0.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 0-7 | 0.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-27 | 44.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Len | 43 | 18 | 7-13 | 0 |
| Damian Jones | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Harrison Barnes | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bagley III | 12 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Maurice Harkless | 11 | 7 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 10 | 5-6 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 31 possessions. He usually scores about 6 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bagley III | 28 | 0 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Alex Len | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Harrison Barnes | 3 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 47 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAC
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Highest Leverage Moments
Nnaji 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
Q1 0:58
11.2%
77→88
Len 11' Floating Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Haliburton 4 AST)
Q3 10:39
10.4%
88→78
Haliburton 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q3 9:05
10.4%
73→62
Ja. Green 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (11 PTS) (Barton 4 AST)
Q3 8:12
10.4%
62→73
Mitchell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q3 0:52
9.8%
92→82
