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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 30 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 124 |
 Nuggets | 39 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 130 |
SACTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 47-9052.2% | 9-2733.3% | 21-2584.0% | 47 | 27 | 15 |
| DEN | 50-9751.5% | 12-3831.6% | 18-2475.0% | 40 | 33 | 7 |
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Denver Nuggets130| 36 | 34 | 14-22 | 4-10 | 2-3 | +18 | +21.0 | ||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 6-17 | 0-5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.9 | |||||
| 31 | 21 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +2.9 | ||||
| 30 | 20 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 0 | +5 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 5-12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | −6.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.4 | |||||
| 22 | 13 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.7 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −5.2 | ||||||
| 12 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | +2.5 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.5 | ||
| Team | 130 | 50-9751.5% | 12-3831.6% | 40 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 18-2475.0% | 8 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Hunter Tyson, Jalen Pickett, Zeke Nnaji and Spencer Jones (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings124| 37 | 26 | 10-17 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 0 | −5 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 37 | 15 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −7.4 | |||||
| 37 | 13 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | −14 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 19 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −4.1 | ||||
| 35 | 18 | 7-14 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 0 | −2 | +2.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 15 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +2.8 | ||||
| 19 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.1 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.8 | |
| Team | 124 | 47-9052.2% | 9-2733.3% | 47 | 27 | 15 | 24 | 21-2584.0% | 8 | 5 | 1 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Maxime Raynaud, Dario Saric, Doug McDermott, Dylan Cardwell, Isaac Jones and Daeqwon Plowden (coach’s decision).
Nuggets130Kings124ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 34 points (15 in the first quarter) and 14 assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 130-124.
The Nuggets never trailed and led by as many as 15.
Christian Braun scored 21 points (12 in the paint) on 7 for 10 shooting, and Aaron Gordon added 20 points. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Jokić and Braun set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Kings, Russell Westbrook had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Kings committed 15 turnovers to the Nuggets’ 8. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Kings 60-45 in 21 minutes together. Zach LaVine fouled out.
Denver NuggetsSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
112 points from the field on 97 shots: 9.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-23 | 82.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-21 | 38.1% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 11-15 | 73.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-7 | 14.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-31 | 35.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 44 | 23 | 10-17 | +10 |
| Dennis Schröder | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Drew Eubanks | 6 | 1 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Zach LaVine | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 26 | 8 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Dennis Schröder | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Keon Ellis | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Nique Clifford | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 31 | 7 | 3-6 | −3 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Zach LaVine | 8 | 5 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 8 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 22 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.
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = SAC leads
DEN Largest Lead
15
Q3 8:34
SAC Largest Lead
0
Q1 12:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 10:18 – Q3 8:34
+7 → +15
