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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 16 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 102 |
 Nuggets | 27 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 98 |
SACTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 39-8943.8% | 9-3327.3% | 15-1978.9% | 48 | 21 | 14 |
| DEN | 35-8939.3% | 9-2634.6% | 19-2286.4% | 45 | 27 | 12 |
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Sacramento Kings102| 43 | 30 | 12-26 | 2-7 | 4-6 | 0 | +12 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 20 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | +7 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | −10.8 | |||||||
| 33 | 20 | 6-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.8 | |||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | +3 | +1.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 6 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −12.8 | |||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −0.2 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.5 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.4 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.4 | |
| Team | 102 | 39-8943.8% | 9-3327.3% | 48 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 15-1978.9% | 10 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 18 points on 7 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Kessler Edwards, Colby Jones, Mason Jones and JaVale McGee (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets98| 39 | 15 | 6-17 | 0-6 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.6 | |||||
| 37 | 19 | 8-17 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.8 | |||||
| 35 | 8 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +1 | −6.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 25 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 0 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +3.7 | |||||
| 29 | 12 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +2.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 5 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-4 | +1 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.7 | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | −4 | −3.1 | ||||||||
| 9 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +2 | +2.4 | ||||||
| Team | 98 | 35-8939.3% | 9-2634.6% | 45 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 19-2286.4% | 12 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 19 points on 5 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Jay Huff, Braxton Key, Jalen Pickett and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
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De'Aaron Fox scored 30 points (8 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the Sacramento Kings rallied from 16 points down in the third quarter to beat the defending champion Denver Nuggets 102-98.
The Kings trailed 53-41 at halftime and 62-46 with 8:50 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Nuggets 56-36 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Nuggets 17-8. Fox (Clutch Player of the Year, 2022-23) scored 10 of the Kings’ 17 on 5 for 6 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Fox had 4 of his 8 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Chris Duarte that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Domantas Sabonis that put the Kings ahead.
Sabonis had 20 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, and Harrison Barnes added 20 points (9 in the second quarter) on 6 for 9 shooting. Fox scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Nuggets, Aaron Gordon had 25 points and a season-high 15 rebounds.
The Kings shot 43.8% from the field to the Nuggets’ 39.3%.
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. The Kings’ chance bottomed out at 5.3% (3rd quarter, 8:50 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 89 shots: 11.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-28 | 64.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 10-17 | 58.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-11 | 18.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-12 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-21 | 23.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 21 | 6 | 2-6 | −2 |
| Justin Holiday | 17 | 1 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 11 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Collin Gillespie | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 28 | 12 | 5-13 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 38 | 3 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Justin Holiday | 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokić | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 9 | 3-3 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 57 | 18 | 9-15 | +1 |
| Justin Holiday | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Collin Gillespie | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 27 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
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Fox 3' Driving Reverse Layup (22 PTS)
Q4 2:02
24.9%
62→37
Barnes 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Fox 8 AST)
Q4 2:38
23.3%
82→59
Sabonis 3' Driving Layup (20 PTS) (Fox 7 AST)
Q4 4:56
19.0%
56→37
Fox 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (24 PTS)
Q4 1:25
16.9%
37→21
Monk 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Sabonis 7 AST)
Q4 3:08
15.5%
82→66
