Denver Nuggets 130, Sacramento Kings 129 — Recap

December 16, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 130, Sacramento Kings 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 41-21 SAC; Q2 DEN 34-47 SAC; Q3 DEN 21-35 SAC; Q4 DEN 34-26 SAC.

Top performers (box score): De'Aaron Fox (SAC) 29 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-24 shooting; Domantas Sabonis (SAC) 28 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-20 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 28 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-26 shooting; Malik Monk (SAC) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 24 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAC

De'Aaron Fox

29 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 11-24 FG

Scoring · SAC

Domantas Sabonis

28 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 12-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

28 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 11-26 FG

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	41	34	21	34		130
SAC	21	47	35	26		129

🧮 How They Scored

DENSAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.9%Effective FG%55.6%

11.8%Turnover %8.5%

34.9%Offensive rebound %16.7%

0.235Free-throw rate0.202

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	38	28	2	6	—	1	1	11-26	4-8	2-2	+10
Nikola Jokic C	38	20	14	13	2	1	5	8-19	1-6	3-4	+4
Russell Westbrook G	35	18	9	10	3	—	3	8-13	0-3	2-4	+3
Aaron Gordon F	31	24	7	2	—	—	1	9-14	1-3	5-6	+6
Michael Porter Jr. F	31	11	10	1	1	—	2	4-7	1-2	2-3	+8
Julian Strawther G	23	13	4	1	—	1	—	6-12	1-4	—	-11
Peyton Watson G	17	9	4	1	1	—	1	3-8	1-1	2-3	-5
Hunter Tyson F	17	7	3	1	1	—	1	2-2	1-1	2-2	-7
DeAndre Jordan C	10	—	2	3	1	1	1	0-1	—	—	-3

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Domantas Sabonis F	41	28	14	6	3	—	2	12-20	1-3	3-3	+1
De'Aaron Fox G	39	29	5	7	—	1	3	11-24	2-7	5-6	-13
Malik Monk G	34	25	6	10	1	3	3	9-19	4-10	3-3	-6
DeMar DeRozan G	34	17	3	4	2	—	2	7-18	0-1	3-3	—
Keon Ellis G	33	12	6	1	2	4	—	3-7	1-5	5-5	+9
Doug McDermott F	27	16	1	—	—	—	—	6-9	4-7	—	+6
Isaac Jones F	6	2	1	—	1	—	—	1-2	—	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	38	28	52.1	26.7	+8.9	9.3
Aaron Gordon	Bench	31	24	72.1	20.7	+6.7	12.5
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	20	48.2	23.4	+1.9	15.3
Russell Westbrook	Bench	35	18	61.0	18.6	+0.8	13.3
Julian Strawther	Bench	23	13	54.2	19.7	-22.3	9.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	31	11	66.1	11.4	+4.6	8.7
Peyton Watson	Bench	17	9	48.3	23.8	-3.8	3.9
Hunter Tyson	Bench	17	7	121.5	8.9	-18.4	8.9
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	10	—	0.0	8.3	-14.3	5.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	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	39	29	54.4	32.3	-9.3	9.8
Domantas Sabonis	Bench	41	28	65.7	21.7	+2.3	16.4
Malik Monk	Bench	34	25	61.5	26.1	-6.2	14.9
DeMar DeRozan	Bench	34	17	44.0	23.3	-1.5	4.5
Doug McDermott	Bench	27	16	88.9	13.0	+5.8	7.8
Keon Ellis	Bench	33	12	65.2	10.7	+16.1	9.3
Isaac Jones	Bench	6	2	50.0	13.3	-13.3	4.2
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Orlando Robinson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0