Denver
Nuggets
136
–
105
FINAL
Sacramento
Kings
Date
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 9 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 136 |
| SAC | 9 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 105 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Peyton Watson
DEN
21
PTS
2
REB
1
AST
+17
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.22
Impact Composite47.9
Hustle: 9.0Defense: 35.3Impact: 3.7
70.0% FG6 contested shots+17 plus/minusonly 4 pts allowed on 18.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
36
PTS
12
REB
8
AST
+26
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-16 (87.5%)
3PT2-2
FT6-8
TS%92.2%
eFG%93.8%
STL2
TOV1
ORTG144
DRTG98
NET+45
36 pointsDouble-Double87.5% FG4 deflections+26 plus/minusonly 26 pts allowed on 45.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 24:42 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +25 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 18:57 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-7 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-2 | 0% | +5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 6:11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Bruce Brown | 26:14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +6 |
| Hunter Tyson | 7:04 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jalen Pickett | 24:58 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Spencer Jones | 21:46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +25 |
| Jamal Murray | 25:42 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-3 | 67% | +24 |
| Nikola Jokić | 29:03 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14-16 | 88% | 2-2 | 100% | 6-8 | 75% | +26 |
| Cameron Johnson | 32:34 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-4 | 75% | +17 |
| Peyton Watson | 22:49 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-10 | 70% | 2-3 | 67% | 5-8 | 63% | +17 |
| TOTAL | — | 136 | 46 | 10 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 52-88 | 59% | 12-29 | 41% | 20-29 | 69% | — |
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 26:40 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-5 | 20% | 6-6 | 100% | -19 |
| Malik Monk | 30:07 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-6 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | -19 |
| Keegan Murray | 27:31 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | -12 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 9:55 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Nique Clifford | 28:24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-6 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -29 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Maxime Raynaud | 36:36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-2 | 0% | -26 |
| Devin Carter | 21:06 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 21:11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -27 |
| Keon Ellis | 31:22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-7 | 14% | 1-3 | 33% | -14 |
| Doug McDermott | 3:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 38 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 39-87 | 45% | 11-38 | 29% | 16-23 | 70% | — |
Dario Saric —
Drew Eubanks —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN52/88 (59%)
Paint
33/48 (69%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
12/29 (41%)
RA 76%Paint 63%ATB3 50%Corner 3 14%Mid 50%
SAC39/87 (45%)
Paint
23/41 (56%)
Mid
11/22 (50%)
3PT
11/38 (29%)
ATB3 30%Paint 56%RA 63%Corner 3 25%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Maxime Raynaud
defended Nikola Jokić
5.4 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Malik Monk
held Tim Hardaway Jr.
2.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Devin Carter
vs Jalen Pickett
2.2 min • 6 pts • 50%
| SAC Defense | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Hunter Tyson | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Raynaud | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9m 11pts 63% | 5.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Murray | — | 2.6m 2pts 100% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 4pts 50% | 1.1m 7pts 100% | — |
| Keon Ellis | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 1pts 0% | — |
| Russell Westbrook | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 33% | 3.0m 4pts 33% | — | — |
| DeMar DeRozan | — | 1.5m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.0m 5pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Malik Monk | 2.8m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Nique Clifford | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Devin Carter | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.2m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — |
| Precious Achiuwa | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Drew Eubanks | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 4.0m 6pts 50% | 3.7m 3pts 33% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 3.1m 4pts 67% | 1.5m 5pts 33% | 3.4m 14pts 67% | — | 3.1m 3pts 20% | 2.7m 9pts 67% | 2.1m 3pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = DEN leads
SAC Largest Lead
2
Q1 1:40
DEN Largest Lead
37
Q4 7:05
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 11:25 – Q2 0:51
-13 → -20
SAC 22-0 run
Q2 1:55 – Q1 3:35
-21 → 0
DEN 15-0 run
Q2 3:08 – Q2 3:08
-15 → -15
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 11:52 – Q3 1:02
-23 → -29