Denver Nuggets vs. Sacramento Kings

Dec 28, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	40	35	30	21	126
SAC	24	38	32	33	127

Game Recap

The Kings defeated the Nuggets, 127-126. Malik Monk recorded a season-high 33 points for the Kings, including the go-ahead free throw with 0.7 seconds remaining in regulation, while De’Aaron Fox (31 points, season-high 13 assists) and Domantas Sabonis (31 points, 10 rebounds, five assists) added a combined 62 points in the victory. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 40 points, seven rebounds, and six assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Kings improve to 18-15 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 22-12.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	34	6-12	4-8	3-3	7	1	0	3	4	2	0	19
22Zeke NnajiPF	30	7-9	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	1	2	+2	14
15Nikola JokicC	32	15-24	0-3	10-10	7	6	1	1	5	3	-1	40
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	30	3-7	1-3	0-0	3	3	3	0	0	5	+6	7
3Bones HylandPG	33	8-16	3-6	1-1	5	11	0	0	1	2	-5	20
0Christian Braun	23	4-5	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-7	9
6DeAndre Jordan	15	0-2	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	1	2	1	0	1
31Vlatko Cancar	15	3-4	3-4	0-0	0	2	0	1	1	2	-2	9
14Ish Smith	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	5	0	0	1	2	+4	4
9Davon Reed	8	1-2	0-1	1-2	1	3	1	0	0	2	-2	3
10Jack White	— did not play —												— did not play —




TOTAL	-	49-8557.6%	12-2744.4%	16-1888.9%	34	31	6	8	16	24	-	126

KINGS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
40Harrison BarnesSF	23	2-8	0-2	4-6	2	2	1	0	1	1	-13	8
13Keegan MurrayPF	20	2-7	1-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	-6	5
10Domantas SabonisC	38	12-18	2-2	5-8	10	5	1	1	2	5	-4	31
9Kevin HuerterSG	17	2-5	2-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	4	-6	6
5De'Aaron FoxPG	36	12-21	2-6	5-5	2	13	1	0	4	1	+5	31
15Davion Mitchell	21	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	5
0Malik Monk	30	12-21	4-8	5-6	2	3	1	0	2	2	+8	33
41Trey Lyles	24	2-3	1-1	0-0	9	4	2	0	0	1	+13	5
22Richaun Holmes	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	2	0	2	+5	0
30KZ Okpala	17	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	3	2	1	+3	3
3Terence Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Matthew Dellavedova	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Alex Len	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Chimezie Metu	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8952.8%	14-3145.2%	19-2576.0%	34	32	10	6	12	17	-	127

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENSAC

(12:00) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. D. Sabonis: Tip to B. Hyland
(12:00) TEAM delay-of-game VIOLATION
+2 (11:43) N. Jokic 6' Hook (2 PTS)
20
(11:25) B. Hyland personal FOUL (1 PF)
(11:18) MISS D. Sabonis Layup - blocked
(11:18) M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:18) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(11:14) Jump Ball D. Sabonis vs. M. Porter Jr.: Tip to K. Murray
(11:11) D. Fox lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:11) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:05) B. Hyland running Layup (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
40
(10:59) MISS D. Fox running Layup
(10:56) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:51) N. Jokic running Layup (4 PTS)
60
(10:36) MISS K. Murray 25' 3PT
(10:36) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:27) MISS H. Barnes 3PT
(10:24) D. Sabonis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:24) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Barnes 2 FT)
(10:24) MISS H. Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:24) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (10:24) H. Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
61
+2 (10:11) Z. Nnaji cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Hyland 1 AST)
81
(10:00) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:50) MISS D. Fox 25' 3PT
(9:46) K. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:44) MISS K. Murray 13' step back Shot
(9:41) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:31) MISS Z. Nnaji 3PT
(9:27) K. Huerter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:20) H. Barnes bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (9:02) N. Jokic 9' turnaround Hook (6 PTS)
101
(8:51) Z. Nnaji shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Barnes 2 FT)
+1 (8:51) H. Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
102
+1 (8:51) H. Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
103
+2 (8:40) M. Porter Jr. Hook (2 PTS)
123
(8:39) SAC Timeout
+2 (8:30) K. Murray cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Fox 1 AST)
125
+3 (8:22) K. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
155
(8:12) D. Sabonis offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(8:12) D. Sabonis offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (8:00) N. Jokic cutting Layup (8 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
175
(7:42) MISS D. Fox driving finger roll Layup
(7:40) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:37) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 25' running 3PT
(7:33) D. Sabonis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:24) D. Sabonis 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Fox 2 AST)
177
(7:17) N. Jokic lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (7:07) D. Sabonis 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (D. Fox 3 AST)
179
+3 (6:52) M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
209
(6:38) MISS K. Murray 3PT
(6:34) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:22) K. Huerter personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (6:10) Z. Nnaji cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
229
(6:04) N. Jokic personal FOUL (2 PF) (Sabonis 2 FT)
+1 (6:04) D. Sabonis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2210
+1 (6:04) D. Sabonis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2211
(5:45) MISS B. Hyland 24' 3PT
(5:40) K. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:36) K. Huerter 26' 3PT step back (3 PTS) (D. Sabonis 1 AST)
2214
(5:09) MISS B. Hyland 25' 3PT
(5:09) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(5:09) H. Barnes loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(5:05) D. Sabonis personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (5:05) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2314
+1 (5:05) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2414
+3 (4:48) T. Lyles 3PT (3 PTS) (H. Barnes 1 AST)
2417
(4:40) R. Holmes shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (4:40) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2517
+1 (4:40) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2617
(4:25) MISS M. Monk 7' turnaround Shot - blocked
(4:25) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:20) R. Holmes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:17) MISS D. Mitchell 15' pullup Shot
(4:14) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:04) M. Monk driving Layup (2 PTS)
2619
(3:52) MISS B. Hyland 9' floating Shot
(3:47) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:39) MISS D. Mitchell 25' 3PT
(3:35) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:29) Z. Nnaji bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:08) MISS M. Monk step back 3PT
(3:05) B. Hyland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:53) V. Cancar 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Hyland 2 AST)
2919
(2:38) MISS H. Barnes 3PT
(2:35) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:30) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running Layup
(2:28) T. Lyles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:21) MISS H. Barnes Layup - blocked
(2:21) V. Cancar BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:21) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:21) DEN Timeout
+2 (2:13) D. Sabonis Layup (8 PTS)
2921
+3 (1:48) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (8 PTS) (V. Cancar 1 AST)
3221
(1:33) MISS D. Sabonis 18' Jump Shot
(1:29) T. Lyles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (1:26) D. Mitchell 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Fox 4 AST)
3224
+3 (1:06) V. Cancar 26' 3PT bank (6 PTS) (I. Smith 1 AST)
3524
(0:53) MISS M. Monk 14' pullup Shot
(0:49) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:42) M. Porter Jr. 14' fadeaway Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3724
(0:29) MISS M. Monk pullup Shot - blocked
(0:29) M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:25) T. Lyles REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:23) MISS D. Sabonis 15' Jump Shot
(0:21) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (0:00) M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT step back (13 PTS) (V. Cancar 2 AST)
4024

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

SAC

126Points127

49-85(57.6%)Field Goal(%)47-89(52.8%)

12-27(44.4%)3-Point(%)14-31(45.2%)

16-18(88.9%)Free Throw(%)19-25(76.0%)

34(7)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)

31Assists32

6Steals10

8Blocks6

16Turnovers12

24Fouls17

62Pts In The Paint54

9Fast Break Pts21

13Pts Off Turnovers16

26Bench Pts46

19Largest Lead2

Game Details

Wednesday, December 28, 2022 · 10:00 PM

Golden 1 Center · Sacramento, CA

attendance: 17,985 (102.1%)

tv: NBA TV