Denver
Nuggets
124
–
116
FINAL
Sacramento
Kings
Date
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 33 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 124 |
| SAC | 25 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 116 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Christian Braun
DEN
25
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
+20
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending84.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.48
Impact Composite35.0
Hustle: 7.0Defense: 24.6Impact: 3.4
75.0% FG+20 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 57.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
20
PTS
12
REB
11
AST
+9
+/−
Game Performance
FG5-12 (41.7%)
3PT0-1
FT10-10
TS%61.0%
eFG%41.7%
STL4
TOV1
ORTG137
DRTG126
NET+11
Triple-Double4 steals8 deflectionsonly 8 pts allowed on 60.4 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 35:27 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 56% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| Christian Braun | 36:43 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-12 | 75% | 3-5 | 60% | 4-5 | 80% | +20 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35:11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +5 |
| Julian Strawther | 11:17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Peyton Watson | 25:22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| Jalen Pickett | 31:15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 5-7 | 71% | 1-2 | 50% | +12 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:42 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 42% | 0-1 | 0% | 10-10 | 100% | +9 |
| Russell Westbrook | 16:45 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-11 | 18% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 45 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 43-86 | 50% | 13-34 | 38% | 25-31 | 81% | — |
Dario Saric —
Zeke Nnaji —
Vlatko Čančar —
Trey Alexander —
PJ Hall —
Hunter Tyson —
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Lyles | 37:42 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | -9 |
| Isaac Jones | 5:55 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Keon Ellis | 32:29 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7-12 | 58% | 6-11 | 55% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 38:47 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 9:13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Devin Carter | 17:57 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Zach LaVine | 43:43 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10-20 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -8 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 39:44 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8-26 | 31% | 0-5 | 0% | 6-7 | 86% | -16 |
| Doug McDermott | 14:30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 40 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 43-92 | 47% | 16-36 | 44% | 14-17 | 82% | — |
Jae Crowder —
Terence Davis —
Markelle Fultz —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN43/86 (50%)
Paint
26/45 (58%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
13/34 (38%)
Paint 46%ATB3 48%RA 73%Corner 3 18%Mid 50%
SAC43/92 (47%)
Paint
24/43 (56%)
Mid
10/26 (38%)
3PT
16/37 (43%)
ATB3 39%Paint 52%RA 59%Corner 3 55%Mid 13%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Domantas Sabonis
defended Nikola Jokić
9.0 min • 7 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Trey Lyles
held Peyton Watson
2.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Trey Lyles
vs Aaron Gordon
2.2 min • 7 pts • 100%
| SAC Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jalen Pickett | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 1.8m 6pts 40% | 8.8m 4pts 50% | — | 1.8m 5pts 40% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 5pts 100% | 1.9m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 3pts 50% |
| Domantas Sabonis | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 3.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 9.0m 7pts 100% | — | — |
| DeMar DeRozan | 8.1m 2pts 17% | 1.9m 2pts 33% | — | 1.1m 8pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 40% | 2.4m 7pts 33% | — |
| Trey Lyles | 2.2m 7pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 6.5m 7pts 67% | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Keon Ellis | 1.3m 9pts 100% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | 6.4m 3pts 50% | — | 1.3m 2pts 25% | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — |
| Doug McDermott | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 100% |
| Devin Carter | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 1pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Other | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.6m 4pts 40% | — | 2.6m 4pts 40% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = DEN leads
SAC Largest Lead
2
Q2 2:01
DEN Largest Lead
16
Q3 6:11
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAC 9-0 run
Q2 0:29 – Q2 1:29
-5 → +1
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 11:20 – Q3 1:24
-5 → -12
DEN 12-0 run
Q2 11:20 – Q3 2:22
-5 → -15