Nuggets (117) vs Kings (123) · Dec 2, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 2, 2023

Game Recap

Despite Nikola Jokics 36 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists, the Nuggets fall to the Kings, 123-117. This is Jokics 8th triple-double on the season, and 113th of his career. DeAaron Fox recorded 26 points and a career-high 16 assists for the Kings, while Malik Monk added 26 points and four 3PM in the victory. Reggie Jackson tallied 20 points and eight assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Kings improve to 11-7 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 14-7.

Box Score

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

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	6-12	1-5	0-0	8	2	0	2	1	1	13	-6
50Aaron GordonPF	32	8-13	1-3	0-0	7	3	0	1	1	1	17	-11
15Nikola JokicC	38	13-23	1-4	9-12	13	14	2	1	0	3	36	+11
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	38	4-12	0-3	1-2	5	3	4	0	4	1	9	+9
7Reggie JacksonPG	33	9-18	2-6	0-0	1	8	1	0	2	3	20	-14
3Julian Strawther	12	1-3	0-2	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	-7
8Peyton Watson	14	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	2	0	2	4	+8
0Christian Braun	17	5-10	1-2	0-0	3	2	1	1	1	1	11	0
9Justin Holiday	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	-3
6DeAndre Jordan	9	2-6	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	-17
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		49-9949.5%	6-2524.0%	13-2065.0%	46	35	9	7	10	14	117

KINGS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
40Harrison BarnesSF	33	5-9	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	+11
13Keegan MurrayPF	23	3-10	2-5	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	0	8	-16
10Domantas SabonisC	36	7-18	1-3	2-3	15	7	1	0	2	5	17	-8
9Kevin HuerterSG	29	6-10	4-6	0-0	6	2	1	1	2	0	16	-4
5De'Aaron FoxPG	37	10-22	3-6	3-4	4	16	3	1	1	1	26	+22
0Malik Monk	28	9-14	4-7	4-4	3	4	2	0	3	1	26	+12
23Keon Ellis	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	-14
41Trey Lyles	17	3-8	0-3	1-1	4	1	0	0	0	2	7	-1
7Sasha Vezenkov	14	1-3	1-1	1-3	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	+14
00JaVale McGee	11	4-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	3	0	3	8	+14
3Chris Duarte	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Kessler Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Colby Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Jalen Slawson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		48-9948.5%	16-3447.1%	11-1573.3%	47	33	7	5	11	14	123

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdensac

(11:57) Jump Ball Sabonis vs. Jokic: Tip to Huerter
(11:44) MISS Fox 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:42) Nuggets Rebound
(11:23) MISS Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:20) Fox REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:12) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Dagher)
+1 (11:12) Sabonis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:12) Sabonis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(10:58) MISS Porter Jr. 8' Driving Layup
(10:58) Huerter BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:55) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:51) MISS Sabonis 4' Running Layup
(10:51) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:48) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:44) Gordon 3' Running Layup (2 PTS)
22
+3 (10:32) Huerter 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Fox 1 AST)
25
(10:22) Sabonis P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Dagher)
+2 (10:15) Jackson 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
45
+2 (9:51) Fox 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
47
+2 (9:38) Jackson 5' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
67
(9:30) MISS Murray 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:26) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:09) MISS Caldwell-Pope 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:05) Fox REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:54) MISS Huerter 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:51) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:48) Sabonis Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Dagher)
+2 (8:34) Jokic 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
87
(8:34) Fox S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Dalen)
+1 (8:34) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
97
(8:12) Sabonis Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:12) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
(7:58) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:55) Huerter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:52) Sabonis 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Huerter 1 AST)
99
+2 (7:31) Jokic 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
119
(7:19) MISS Barnes 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:15) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:08) Jokic 9' Driving Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
139
(7:02) Sabonis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:02) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(7:02) Barnes S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Dagher)
+1 (7:02) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
149
(7:02) KINGS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:02) MISS Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:58) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:47) MISS Sabonis 14' Jump Shot
(6:43) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:28) MISS Jokic 17' Jump Shot
(6:24) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:18) Huerter 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Sabonis 1 AST)
1412
(5:51) Caldwell-Pope Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:51) Huerter STEAL (1 STL)
(5:46) MISS Sabonis 5' Running Layup
(5:45) Barnes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:45) Barnes Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1414
(5:32) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(5:30) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:22) MISS Murray 6' Driving Layup
(5:18) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:15) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:12) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:05) MISS Sabonis 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:03) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:55) Porter Jr. 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
1614
+2 (4:41) Barnes Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Sabonis 2 AST)
1616
(4:24) MISS Jokic 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:21) MISS Jokic 8' Putback Layup
(4:17) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:13) MISS Barnes 6' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:13) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:13) Nuggets Rebound
(4:00) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:54) Jokic 10' Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1816
(3:42) Huerter Double Dribble Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:24) MISS Strawther 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:21) Huerter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:17) MISS Monk 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:17) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (3:04) Jokic 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2016
(3:04) Ellis S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Dagher)
+1 (3:04) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
2116
+3 (2:56) Sabonis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ellis 1 AST)
2119
+2 (2:33) Jokic 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (14 PTS)
2319
(2:21) MISS Sabonis 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:21) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:08) Jokic 8' Floating Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
2519
(1:53) Monk Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:53) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (2 STL)
(1:50) Lyles S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Dalen)
+1 (1:50) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2619
+1 (1:50) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2719
(1:35) MISS Fox 13' Driving Layup
(1:33) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:30) MISS Braun 4' Running Reverse Layup
(1:29) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:29) MISS Jordan 3' Tip Layup Shot
(1:28) Vezenkov REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:24) Monk 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Fox 2 AST)
2722
(1:09) MISS Braun 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:08) Nuggets Rebound
(1:08) McGee L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Scott)
(1:08) MISS Strawther Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:08) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (1:08) Strawther Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2822
+3 (0:59) Monk 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Fox 3 AST)
2825
+2 (0:44) Braun 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3025
(0:44) McGee Violation:Defensive Goaltending (M.Dagher)
(0:37) MISS Monk 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:36) Nuggets Rebound
(0:36) Nuggets Timeout: Coach Challenge (Reg.1 Short 0)
(0:32) Jump Ball (CC) McGee vs. Jordan: Tip to Braun
(0:27) MISS Holiday 9' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:27) KINGS Rebound
(0:06) MISS Fox 5' Driving Layup
(0:06) Watson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:01) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:01) MISS Braun 10' Driving Layup
(0:00) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

SAC

117Points123

49-99(49.5%)Field Goal(%)48-99(48.5%)

6-25(24.0%)3-Point(%)16-34(47.1%)

13-20(65.0%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

46(8)Rebounds(Offensive)47(9)

35Assists33

9Steals7

7Blocks5

10Turnovers11

14Fouls14

62Pts In The Paint60

11Fast Break Pts19

11Pts Off Turnovers20

22Bench Pts45

8Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, December 2, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Golden 1 Center · Sacramento, CA

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