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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 35 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 106 |
 Kings | 32 | 35 | 39 | 29 | 135 |
DENTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 38-8246.3% | 10-2934.5% | 20-2871.4% | 35 | 26 | 20 |
| SAC | 51-8758.6% | 17-3450.0% | 16-1888.9% | 42 | 32 | 16 |
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.
Sacramento Kings135| 31 | 17 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +18 | +10.5 | |||||||
| 28 | 15 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +26 | +4.8 | ||||||
| 27 | 17 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.4 | |||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +10 | +2.4 | |||||
| 21 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −0.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 15 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +19 | +6.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.7 | |||||
| 20 | 23 | 9-13 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | +14 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −2.3 | ||||
| 15 | 11 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 0 | +13 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.1 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.7 | |||
| Team | 135 | 51-8758.6% | 17-3450.0% | 42 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 16-1888.9% | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||
Bench 65 points on 24 for 40 shooting
Denver Nuggets106| 37 | 10 | 3-10 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 30 | 23 | 9-17 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 0 | −7 | +9.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 14 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | −28 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 26 | 12 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −7.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −10 | −4.8 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | −13 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 20 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 18 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.3 | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.5 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.7 | ||
| Team | 106 | 38-8246.3% | 10-2934.5% | 35 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 20-2871.4% | 9 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 43 points on 15 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Michael Porter Jr. (injury/illness).
Kings135Nuggets106ClickTap 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.
Domantas Sabonis had 17 points (12 in the paint), 17 rebounds and 10 assists, his 48th career triple-double, and the Sacramento Kings routed the defending champion Denver Nuggets 135-106.
The Kings led by as many as 32, pulling away with a 25-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Malik Monk scored 23 points (10 in the first quarter) on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench, and De'Aaron Fox added 15 points, 10 assists and 5 steals. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.
The Kings shot 58.6% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 46.3% and 34.5%. The Nuggets turned it over 21 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Kings outscored the Nuggets 65-43 off the bench. The Kings’ starters outscored the Nuggets 50-38 in 17 minutes together.
Sacramento KingsDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
119 points from the field on 87 shots: 22.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-29 | 72.4% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-12 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-22 | 59.1% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 18 | 6 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Justin Holiday | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 17 | 7-10 | +14 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 45 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Christian Braun | 10 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Justin Holiday | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 43 | 10 | 4-6 | −3 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Justin Holiday | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 4-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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.
SAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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50/50
SAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
Q1 4:01
11.5%
56→45
Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q2 3:31
10.4%
73→62
Fox 2' Running Layup (9 PTS)
Q3 10:01
9.7%
79→88
Monk 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q1 0:00
9.5%
37→47
Sabonis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Fox 8 AST)
Q2 1:37
9.2%
64→73
