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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 42 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 110 |
 Nuggets | 29 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 116 |
SACTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 44-9645.8% | 11-2740.7% | 11-1478.6% | 45 | 22 | 12 |
| DEN | 40-8746.0% | 12-3534.3% | 24-3080.0% | 46 | 28 | 13 |
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 Nuggets116| 38 | 24 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0 | 14-15 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +6.6 | |||||
| 38 | 15 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0 | 2-2 | +8 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 38 | 22 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 0 | −7 | −1.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 13 | 5-13 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | −2.9 | |||||
| 35 | 25 | 10-20 | 4-7 | 1-1 | +6 | +1.1 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | +9 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.8 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.6 | ||||
| Team | 116 | 40-8746.0% | 12-3534.3% | 46 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 24-3080.0% | 11 | 5 | 8 | |||
Bench 17 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Hunter Tyson, Spencer Jones, DeAndre Jordan, Dario Saric and Vlatko Čančar (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings110| 42 | 35 | 14-32 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 41 | 20 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.6 | |||||
| 39 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | +4 | −1.4 | ||||||||
| 32 | 19 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | −3 | +7.7 | |||||||
| 29 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −6.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −3.6 | |||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.2 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.2 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 110 | 44-9645.8% | 11-2740.7% | 45 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 11-1478.6% | 14 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Isaac Jones, Jae Crowder and Devin Carter (coach’s decision).
Nuggets116Kings110ClickTap 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.
Jamal Murray scored 24 points (14 at the free-throw line), and the Denver Nuggets went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 116-110.
The Kings led 102-99 with 4:52 left in the fourth quarter. Jamal Murray’s 3 free throws put the Nuggets ahead for good with 4:00 left. He scored 6 points during the run, and they led 110-104 with 2:12 left.
The Kings got within 113-110 on Zach LaVine’s step-back 3-pointer with 1:08 to play, but Nikola Jokić answered with a free throw, and the Kings got no closer.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Kings 17-4. Jamal Murray (No. 6 in clutch wins added, 2024-25) scored 8 of the Nuggets’ 17 on 1 for 1 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line.
Russell Westbrook scored 25 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and Jokić added 22 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Jamal Murray assisted on 5 of Westbrook’s 10 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Kings, DeMar DeRozan scored 35 points, and LaVine added 20 points and 6 assists. Jonas Valančiūnas had 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. LaVine scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets went 24 for 30 at the line to the Kings’ 11 for 14.
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. The Nuggets’ chance bottomed out at 14% (3rd quarter, 9:53 left). 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 86 shots: 4.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-29 | 65.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-7 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-14 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-21 | 28.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 21 | 4 | 2-8 | −1 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Zach LaVine | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Keon Ellis | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 15 | 6-8 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 22 | 2 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Keon Ellis | 14 | 5 | 1-2 | +1 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 9 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Keegan Murray | 7 | 1 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 9 | 1-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray | 25 | 4 | 1-5 | −5 |
| Jake LaRavia | 20 | 7 | 3-3 | −1 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Keon Ellis | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 30 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
DeRozan 16' Turnaround Jump Shot (33 PTS)
Q4 7:00
17.6%
55→37
Nnaji 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Murray 7 AST)
Q4 8:17
17.6%
40→58
Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Jokić 6 AST)
Q4 2:12
17.3%
77→95
LaVine 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (12 PTS)
Q4 5:21
15.2%
58→43
Braun 2' Cutting Layup Shot (15 PTS) (Jokić 5 AST)
Q4 6:32
14.7%
43→58
