Sacramento Kings 110, Denver Nuggets 116 — Recap

March 5, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Sacramento Kings 110, Denver Nuggets 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 SAC 42-29 DEN; Q2 SAC 23-26 DEN; Q3 SAC 28-29 DEN; Q4 SAC 17-32 DEN.

Top performers (box score): DeMar DeRozan (SAC) 35 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-32 shooting; Russell Westbrook (DEN) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 24 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-10 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 22 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists on 9-of-18 shooting; Zach LaVine (SAC) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAC

DeMar DeRozan

35 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 14-32 FG

Scoring · DEN

Russell Westbrook

25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 10-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

24 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 4-10 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
SAC	42	23	28	17		110
DEN	29	26	29	32		116

🧮 How They Scored

SACDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.0%Effective FG%52.9%

9.6%Turnover %11.5%

27.1%Offensive rebound %29.7%

0.159Free-throw rate0.345

Box Score

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeMar DeRozan G	42	35	6	5	—	—	3	14-32	4-6	3-4	-8
Zach LaVine G	41	20	4	6	1	—	2	7-16	3-7	3-4	-4
Keon Ellis G	39	11	7	3	2	2	1	4-9	1-4	2-2	+4
Jonas Valanciunas C	32	19	13	6	2	—	2	8-14	—	3-4	-3
Keegan Murray F	29	6	3	—	—	2	1	3-7	0-2	—	-4
Jake LaRavia F	24	15	5	1	2	—	1	6-10	3-6	—	-7
Doug McDermott F	5	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	-4

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	38	24	4	8	—	1	—	4-10	2-6	14-15	+21
Nikola Jokic C	38	22	15	6	1	—	7	9-18	0-2	4-6	-7
Christian Braun G	38	15	2	7	1	1	2	5-10	3-6	2-2	+8
Michael Porter Jr. F	36	13	12	—	—	1	—	5-13	1-7	2-2	+2
Russell Westbrook G	35	25	5	3	2	2	4	10-20	4-7	1-1	+6
Zeke Nnaji F-C	19	10	3	—	1	3	—	4-7	1-3	1-2	+9
Jalen Pickett G	18	5	2	3	—	—	—	2-5	1-3	—	-9
Peyton Watson G	17	2	3	1	—	—	—	1-4	0-1	0-2	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
DeMar DeRozan	Bench	42	35	51.8	37.4	-8.0	12.0
Zach LaVine	Bench	41	20	56.3	20.6	-1.9	10.1
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	32	19	60.3	23.0	-4.6	19.3
Jake LaRavia	Bench	24	15	75.0	19.0	-9.9	12.6
Keon Ellis	Bench	39	11	55.7	12.0	+7.9	7.2
Keegan Murray	Bench	29	6	42.9	11.6	-2.8	-0.8
Doug McDermott	Bench	5	—	0.0	0.0	-45.5	11.5
Devin Carter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Isaac Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Skal Labissiere	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Russell Westbrook	Bench	35	25	61.2	28.9	+5.3	13.8
Jamal Murray	Bench	38	24	72.3	17.0	+25.9	16.8
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	22	53.3	29.5	-10.2	10.9
Christian Braun	Bench	38	15	68.9	14.1	+8.6	10.1
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	36	13	46.8	15.4	-2.2	8.9
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	19	10	63.5	17.8	+19.8	13.9
Jalen Pickett	Bench	18	5	50.0	10.6	-28.8	6.1
Peyton Watson	Bench	17	2	20.5	12.8	-4.9	-2.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0