Denver
Nuggets
130
–
129
FINAL
Sacramento
Kings
Date
Monday, December 16, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 32 | 26 | 15 | 34 | 130 |
| SAC | 13 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Russell Westbrook
DEN
18
PTS
9
REB
10
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending58.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite48.7
Hustle: 15.0Defense: 33.4Impact: 0.3
Double-Double61.5% FG3 steals3 deflections3 loose balls recoveredonly 16 pts allowed on 60.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
20
PTS
14
REB
13
AST
+4
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-19 (42.1%)
3PT1-6
FT3-4
TS%48.2%
eFG%44.7%
STL2
BLK1
TOV5
ORTG118
DRTG116
NET+2
Triple-Double9 contested shotsheld opponents to 23.1% FGonly 7 pts allowed on 71.5 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 34:45 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8-13 | 62% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:06 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-26 | 42% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Hunter Tyson | 17:03 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Aaron Gordon | 30:54 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-14 | 64% | 1-3 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | +6 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9:42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30:57 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +8 |
| Julian Strawther | 23:09 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Peyton Watson | 17:06 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-3 | 67% | -5 |
| Nikola Jokić | 38:18 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8-19 | 42% | 1-6 | 17% | 3-4 | 75% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 130 | 55 | 15 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 51-102 | 50% | 10-28 | 36% | 18-24 | 75% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 41:25 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12-20 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | +1 |
| Doug McDermott | 26:53 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 67% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Malik Monk | 34:08 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9-19 | 47% | 4-10 | 40% | 3-3 | 100% | -6 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 34:08 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-18 | 39% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | 0 |
| Jae Crowder | 5:13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Colby Jones | 18:22 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 38:39 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11-24 | 46% | 2-7 | 29% | 5-6 | 83% | -13 |
| Isaac Jones | 6:23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Keon Ellis | 32:35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-5 | 20% | 5-5 | 100% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 42 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 49-102 | 48% | 12-35 | 34% | 19-20 | 95% | — |
Alex Len —
Jordan McLaughlin —
Orlando Robinson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN51/102 (50%)
Paint
38/66 (58%)
Mid
8/19 (42%)
3PT
10/28 (36%)
Paint 54%RA 61%ATB3 35%Mid 33%Corner 3 40%
SAC49/102 (48%)
Paint
29/48 (60%)
Mid
15/34 (44%)
3PT
12/35 (34%)
Paint 47%ATB3 37%RA 76%Mid 33%Corner 3 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Domantas Sabonis
defended Nikola Jokić
9.6 min • 16 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Keon Ellis
held Julian Strawther
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
De'Aaron Fox
vs Peyton Watson
2.0 min • 4 pts • 20%
| SAC Defense | Aaron Gordon | DeAndre Jordan | Hunter Tyson | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | — | — | — | 1.5m 7pts 75% | — | — | 9.6m 16pts 67% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| De'Aaron Fox | 1.3m 6pts 100% | — | — | 3.4m 5pts 40% | — | — | 1.0m 6pts 60% | 2.0m 4pts 20% | 4.2m 5pts 25% |
| Malik Monk | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.8m 3pts 25% | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 13pts 86% | — | 3.4m 4pts 100% |
| DeMar DeRozan | 5.7m 5pts 50% | — | — | 1.5m 5pts 40% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 17% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Keon Ellis | — | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 33% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Doug McDermott | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Colby Jones | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jae Crowder | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Isaac Jones | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.5m 4pts 50% | 2.2m 2pts 0% | 2.9m 2pts 25% | 1.0m 3pts 100% | 3.7m 8pts 40% | 2.7m 6pts 50% | 0.9m 2pts 100% | 4.4m 6pts 50% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = DEN leads
SAC Largest Lead
10
Q4 7:50
DEN Largest Lead
23
Q2 0:33
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 3:19 – Q1 4:33
-8 → -14
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 3:19 – Q1 5:34
-8 → -15
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 3:19 – Q1 5:34
-8 → -16
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 3:19 – Q1 5:59
-8 → -18