Denver Nuggets 117, Sacramento Kings 123 — Recap

December 2, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 117, Sacramento Kings 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 30-25 SAC; Q2 DEN 20-39 SAC; Q3 DEN 28-24 SAC; Q4 DEN 39-35 SAC.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 36 points, 13 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-23 shooting; De'Aaron Fox (SAC) 26 points, 4 rebounds, 16 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Malik Monk (SAC) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Domantas Sabonis (SAC) 17 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

36 PTS, 13 REB, 14 AST, 1 3PM · 13-23 FG

Scoring · SAC

De'Aaron Fox

26 PTS, 4 REB, 16 AST, 3 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · SAC

Malik Monk

26 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 9-14 FG

Season highs

Malik Monk · Season-high 26 pointsDe'Aaron Fox · Season-high 16 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	30	20	28	39		117
SAC	25	39	24	35		123

🧮 How They Scored

DENSAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.5%Effective FG%56.5%

8.3%Turnover %10.1%

20.5%Offensive rebound %12.8%

0.250Free-throw rate0.131

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	38	36	13	14	2	1	—	13-23	1-4	9-12	+11
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	38	9	5	3	4	—	4	4-12	0-3	1-2	+9
Aaron Gordon F	33	17	7	3	—	1	1	8-13	1-3	—	-11
Michael Porter Jr. F	33	13	8	2	—	2	1	6-12	1-5	—	-6
Christian Braun G	17	11	3	2	1	1	1	5-10	1-2	—	—
Peyton Watson G	14	4	1	1	1	2	—	1-1	—	2-2	+8
Julian Strawther G	12	3	1	2	—	—	—	1-3	0-2	1-2	-7
DeAndre Jordan C	10	4	4	—	—	—	1	2-6	—	0-2	-17

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
De'Aaron Fox G	38	26	4	16	3	1	1	10-22	3-6	3-4	+22
Domantas Sabonis F	36	17	15	7	1	—	2	7-18	1-3	2-3	-8
Harrison Barnes F	33	11	3	—	—	—	—	5-9	1-2	—	+11
Kevin Huerter G	29	16	6	2	1	1	2	6-10	4-6	—	-4
Malik Monk G	28	26	3	4	2	—	3	9-14	4-7	4-4	+12
Keegan Murray F	23	8	5	1	—	—	2	3-10	2-5	—	-16
Keon Ellis G	8	—	—	2	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-14

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	36	63.6	29.0	+10.3	23.4
Aaron Gordon	Bench	33	17	65.4	17.3	-16.3	10.0
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	33	13	54.2	16.3	-8.2	9.1
Christian Braun	Bench	17	11	55.0	24.4	0.0	13.6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	38	9	34.9	18.5	+8.2	3.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	10	4	29.1	32.0	-67.3	0.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	14	4	106.4	5.6	+25.0	9.2
Julian Strawther	Bench	12	3	38.7	12.5	-15.7	4.7
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Sacramento KingsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
De'Aaron Fox	Bench	38	26	54.7	26.0	+23.9	17.1
Malik Monk	Bench	28	26	82.5	26.8	+22.8	16.8
Domantas Sabonis	Bench	36	17	44.0	24.1	-8.7	10.4
Kevin Huerter	Bench	29	16	80.0	17.1	-4.4	12.5
Harrison Barnes	Bench	33	11	61.1	11.1	+17.6	4.4
Keegan Murray	Bench	23	8	40.0	22.6	-29.7	4.5
Keon Ellis	Bench	8	—	0.0	6.3	-74.5	0.0