Denver
Nuggets
117
–
123
FINAL
Sacramento
Kings
Date
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 20 | 28 | 39 | 117 |
| SAC | 19 | 39 | 24 | 35 | 123 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Domantas Sabonis
SAC
17
PTS
15
REB
7
AST
-8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots13
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending43.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite63.8
Hustle: 27.0Defense: 37.6Impact: -0.8
Double-Double3 deflections13 contested shotsonly 17 pts allowed on 53.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
De'Aaron Fox
SAC
26
PTS
4
REB
16
AST
+22
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-22 (45.5%)
3PT3-6
FT3-4
TS%54.7%
eFG%52.3%
STL3
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG122
DRTG98
NET+24
Double-Double3 steals6 deflections+22 plus/minusheld opponents to 41.7% FGonly 12 pts allowed on 59.4 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Holiday | 11:54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 33:23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-18 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32:40 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 62% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Christian Braun | 17:03 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9:50 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 32:33 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Julian Strawther | 12:23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Peyton Watson | 14:04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 38:00 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4-12 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +9 |
| Nikola Jokić | 38:10 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13-23 | 57% | 1-4 | 25% | 9-12 | 75% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 46 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 49-99 | 49% | 6-25 | 24% | 13-20 | 65% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Collin Gillespie —
Braxton Key —
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keon Ellis | 8:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 36:06 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7-18 | 39% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -8 |
| Malik Monk | 28:06 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9-14 | 64% | 4-7 | 57% | 4-4 | 100% | +12 |
| Keegan Murray | 23:26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 37:55 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-22 | 46% | 3-6 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +22 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Huerter | 29:25 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 60% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Harrison Barnes | 33:07 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Trey Lyles | 17:47 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -1 |
| JaVale McGee | 11:54 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Sasha Vezenkov | 14:08 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-3 | 33% | +14 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 47 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 48-99 | 48% | 16-34 | 47% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
Chris Duarte —
Kessler Edwards —
Jalen Slawson —
Colby Jones —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN49/99 (49%)
Paint
31/55 (56%)
Mid
16/30 (53%)
3PT
6/25 (24%)
RA 64%Paint 50%ATB3 26%Mid 62%Corner 3 17%
SAC48/99 (48%)
Paint
30/56 (54%)
Mid
14/27 (52%)
3PT
16/34 (47%)
Paint 43%ATB3 48%RA 62%Corner 3 43%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Domantas Sabonis
defended Nikola Jokić
9.7 min • 17 pts • 44%
Best Defender
Keegan Murray
held Michael Porter Jr.
3.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Malik Monk
vs Reggie Jackson
2.0 min • 11 pts • 100%
| SAC Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Julian Strawther | Justin Holiday | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Reggie Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 3.5m 10pts 67% |
| Domantas Sabonis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.7m 17pts 44% | — | — |
| Harrison Barnes | 5.4m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Kevin Huerter | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 8pts 75% | — | — | 2.8m 3pts 100% |
| Malik Monk | — | 1.7m 8pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.7m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.0m 11pts 100% |
| Keegan Murray | 1.6m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Trey Lyles | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 25% | — |
| JaVale McGee | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Sasha Vezenkov | — | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 3.4m 7pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 25% | 2.2m 3pts 33% | 1.0m 3pts 100% | 3.6m 2pts 100% | 2.9m 4pts 50% | 2.8m 9pts 40% | — | 2.7m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = DEN leads
SAC Largest Lead
17
Q3 5:32
DEN Largest Lead
8
Q1 10:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAC 8-0 run
Q2 1:05 – Q2 2:26
-3 → +3
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 10:31 – Q1 10:31
-8 → -8
SAC 11-0 run
Q2 2:26 – Q2 2:26
+3 → +3
SAC 9-0 run
Q2 3:14 – Q2 5:14
+3 → +10