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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 110 |
 Nuggets | 38 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 115 |
SACTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 38-8942.7% | 9-3030.0% | 25-3375.8% | 45 | 24 | 12 |
| DEN | 38-8246.3% | 16-4337.2% | 23-2979.3% | 45 | 29 | 12 |
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 Nuggets115| 34 | 18 | 6-16 | 0-5 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 32 | 23 | 8-12 | 3-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +3.3 | ||||
| 31 | 21 | 8-13 | 5-6, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.6 | |||||
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| 26 | 7 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.7 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.3 | |||||
| 18 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.0 | |||
| 17 | 11 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +1.6 | |||||
| 14 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | +10 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Team | 115 | 38-8246.3% | 16-4337.2% | 45 | 29 | 12 | 25 | 23-2979.3% | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 35 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Davon Reed, Markus Howard and Facundo Campazzo (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings110| 40 | 26 | 10-19 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 38 | 24 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 33 | 14 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 2-5 | +6 | +3.3 | ||||||||
| 27 | 15 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | +10 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 12 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 18 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.9 | ||||
| 16 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −0.7 | |||
| 12 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −10.6 | ||||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 110 | 38-8942.7% | 9-3030.0% | 45 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 25-3375.8% | 9 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 27 points on 8 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Chimezie Metu and Josh Jackson (coach’s decision).
Nuggets115Kings110ClickTap 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.
Monte Morris scored 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 115-110 for their fifth straight win.
Morris’ step-back 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Nikola Jokić’s 2 free throws with 15.4 seconds left made it 115-110 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Kings 13-8. Morris (No. 6 in clutch wins added, 2021-22) scored 5 of the Nuggets’ 13 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Aaron Gordon had 23 points (12 in the first quarter) and 9 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting. Morris and Jokić set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox had 26 points and 10 assists, and Harrison Barnes added 24 points.
The Nuggets shot 46.3% from the field and 37.2% from 3 to the Kings’ 42.7% and 30.0%. The Kings outscored the Nuggets 52-22 in the paint. The Nuggets outscored the Kings 27-16 in 13 minutes with Cousins, Rivers, Green, Forbes and Hyland on the floor together.
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).
92 points from the field on 82 shots: 7.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 10-13 | 76.9% | 65% |
| In the paint | 3-8 | 37.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 9-18 | 50.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 4-12 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-31 | 38.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 52 | 17 | 6-8 | +4 |
| Justin Holiday | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Trey Lyles | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 42 | 13 | 5-6 | +4 |
| Maurice Harkless | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Justin Holiday | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 39 | 6 | 3-7 | −11 |
| Alex Len | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Damian Jones | 6 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 4 | 1-3 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 33 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
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Morris 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q4 0:29
38.9%
53→92
Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)
Q4 1:49
25.4%
56→82
Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Rivers 3 AST)
Q4 4:02
19.9%
39→59
Barnes 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (24 PTS)
Q4 2:12
16.3%
73→56
Sabonis 3' Layup (14 PTS) (Fox 10 AST)
Q4 1:09
16.3%
73→56
