Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets

Feb 28, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	35	20	17	24	96
DEN	28	37	35	17	117

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Kings 117-96. Jamal Murray led five Nuggets in double-figures as he had his sixth 30-point game of the year with 32 points on 13-15 FG, along with six assists and three rebounds as Nikola Jokic totaled his fourth straight triple-double and 19th of the year with 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists. Keegan Murray led Sacramento with 21 points while Domantas Sabonis recorded his 41st straight double-double and 54th of the year with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists. The Nuggets have now won four in a row as they improve to 40-19 while the Kings move to 33-25.

Player Stats

KINGS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
40Harrison BarnesSF	19	2-6	1-4	2-2	4	3	0	0	0	0	-21	7
13Keegan MurrayPF	33	9-17	3-7	0-0	4	0	1	1	2	4	-22	21
10Domantas SabonisC	32	5-14	0-1	3-4	10	7	1	0	3	0	-26	13
9Kevin HuerterSG	18	2-5	0-2	0-2	1	2	0	0	3	2	-20	4
15Davion MitchellPG	15	2-5	1-3	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	1	-11	5
0Malik Monk	24	6-16	2-5	0-0	5	5	1	0	1	2	-15	14
3Chris Duarte	25	7-14	4-8	0-0	3	1	2	2	0	1	+2	18
25Alex Len	15	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	2	1	0	+5	4
41Trey Lyles	23	3-7	1-2	1-1	5	2	0	0	2	2	-1	8
23Keon Ellis	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	-9	0
8Mason Jones	13	0-3	0-2	1-2	4	4	0	0	0	0	+10	1
17Kessler Edwards	10	0-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	+3	1
00JaVale McGee	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	38-9540.0%	12-3534.3%	8-1361.5%	43	28	8	5	14	14	-	96

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	24	5-11	2-6	2-2	5	1	0	1	3	3	+35	14
50Aaron GordonPF	24	7-8	0-1	3-4	6	6	0	0	0	0	+40	17
15Nikola JokicC	32	5-9	0-0	4-4	14	11	3	1	2	3	+37	14
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	28	6-10	4-6	0-0	2	4	3	0	0	3	+38	16
27Jamal MurrayPG	32	13-15	5-6	1-1	3	6	1	0	5	0	+7	32
7Reggie Jackson	18	2-6	1-2	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	0	+12	5
8Peyton Watson	20	3-6	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	2	2	-18	6
0Christian Braun	19	2-8	1-6	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	-13	5
22Zeke Nnaji	13	0-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	3	0	2	-19	0
9Justin Holiday	12	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	-14	2
24Jalen Pickett	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	-1	0
30Jay Huff	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	3
4Hunter Tyson	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	3
3Julian Strawther	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+3	0
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8653.5%	15-3542.9%	10-1190.9%	43	35	10	6	15	17	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterSACDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Sabonis: Tip to Gordon
(11:46) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:40) Barnes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:35) Murray 30' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
30
(11:14) MISS Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:11) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:00) MISS Barnes 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:55) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:52) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:42) MISS Barnes 3PT Jump Shot
(10:39) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:36) MISS Sabonis 9' Jump Shot
(10:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:16) Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
33
+2 (10:01) Murray 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sabonis 1 AST)
53
(9:44) MISS Murray 7' Driving Layup
(9:42) Barnes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:36) MISS Murray 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:36) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:27) Barnes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (9:24) Mitchell 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Barnes 1 AST)
73
(9:13) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:57) MISS Huerter 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:47) Huerter S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
+1 (8:47) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
74
+1 (8:47) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
75
+3 (8:31) Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Barnes 2 AST)
105
+2 (8:15) Murray 2' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS)
107
+3 (8:09) Barnes 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
137
(8:07) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (7:55) Porter Jr. 8' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
139
(7:44) MISS Mitchell 14' Floating Jump Shot
(7:44) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:37) Gordon 7' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1311
(7:17) MISS Mitchell 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:12) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:08) MISS Murray 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:05) Huerter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:00) MISS Murray 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:58) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:38) MISS Jokic 19' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:37) Kings Rebound
+2 (6:24) Huerter 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1511
(6:07) MISS Caldwell-Pope 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:03) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:00) Huerter Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (5:48) Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1514
(5:27) Huerter Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:18) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:13) Monk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:04) Mitchell 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Barnes 3 AST)
1814
(4:53) MISS Caldwell-Pope 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:50) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:48) Caldwell-Pope 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1816
(4:42) MISS Sabonis 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:35) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (4:33) Jackson 29' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1819
+2 (4:18) Sabonis 12' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2019
(4:03) MISS Porter Jr. 16' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:03) Barnes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:52) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
+1 (3:52) Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2119
+1 (3:52) Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2219
(3:36) MISS Jackson 7' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:36) Duarte BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:36) NUGGETS Rebound
(3:29) MISS Jackson 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:28) Kings Rebound
(3:28) Braun L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Smith)
(3:28) Kings Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:15) MISS Monk 15' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(3:10) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (3:07) Monk 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Sabonis 2 AST)
2419
(2:59) MISS Watson 6' Layup
(2:55) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (2:50) Monk 29' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sabonis 3 AST)
2719
+2 (2:35) Watson 13' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2721
(2:28) Jokic Violation:Kicked Ball (B.Nansel)
(2:18) MISS Lyles 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:14) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:01) Braun 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2724
(1:51) MISS Monk 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:51) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:50) Monk REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:46) MISS Monk 17' Fadeaway Bank Shot
(1:43) Len REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:36) MISS Murray 17' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (1:24) Murray 13' Driving Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS)
2726
+2 (1:13) Monk 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Duarte 1 AST)
2926
(0:57) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:57) Duarte STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:53) Duarte 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lyles 1 AST)
3226
+2 (0:38) Jokic 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
3228
(0:30) MISS Len 5' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:19) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:19) MISS Murray Tip Layup Shot
(0:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(0:16) MISS Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:06) Monk REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:05) Watson Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (A.Smith)
+3 (0:00) Murray 28' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Monk 1 AST)
3528

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

SAC

DEN

96Points117

38-95(40.0%)Field Goal(%)46-86(53.5%)

12-35(34.3%)3-Point(%)15-35(42.9%)

8-13(61.5%)Free Throw(%)10-11(90.9%)

43(15)Rebounds(Offensive)43(5)

28Assists35

8Steals10

5Blocks6

14Turnovers15

14Fouls17

44Pts In The Paint44

14Fast Break Pts26

13Pts Off Turnovers28

46Bench Pts24

15Largest Lead32

Game Details

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,628 (102.8%)