Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 5, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	42	23	28	17	110
DEN	29	26	29	32	116

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Kings, 116-110, outscoring the Kings 32-17 in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets move to 40-22 on the season as they snap the Kings 4-game winning streak, who fall to 32-29.

Player Stats

KINGS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10DeMar DeRozanSF	42	14-32	4-6	3-4	6	5	0	0	3	1	-8	35
13Keegan MurrayPF	29	3-7	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	2	1	5	-4	6
17Jonas ValanciūnasC	31	8-14	0-0	3-4	13	6	2	0	2	2	-3	19
8Zach LaVineSG	41	7-16	3-7	3-4	4	6	1	0	2	0	-4	20
23Keon EllisPG	38	4-9	1-4	2-2	7	3	2	2	1	5	+4	11
33Jake LaRavia	23	6-10	3-6	0-0	5	1	2	0	1	5	-7	15
41Trey Lyles	18	2-6	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	2	-3	4
20Markelle Fultz	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0
7Doug McDermott	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-4	0
7Skal Labissiere	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Devin Carter	— did not play —												— did not play —
99Jae Crowder	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Isaac Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9645.8%	11-2740.7%	11-1478.6%	45	22	8	6	12	20	-	110

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Christian BraunSF	38	5-10	3-6	2-2	2	7	1	1	2	0	+8	15
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	36	5-13	1-7	2-2	12	0	0	1	0	1	+2	13
15Nikola JokicC	38	9-18	0-2	4-6	15	6	1	0	7	3	-7	22
4Russell WestbrookSG	35	10-20	4-7	1-1	5	3	2	2	4	2	+6	25
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	4-10	2-6	14-15	4	8	0	1	0	3	+21	24
24Jalen Pickett	17	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	2	-9	5
22Zeke Nnaji	18	4-7	1-3	1-2	3	0	1	3	0	1	+9	10
8Peyton Watson	16	1-4	0-1	0-2	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8746.0%	12-3534.3%	24-3080.0%	46	28	5	8	13	14	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterSACDEN

(11:58) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Valanciūnas: Tip to Braun
(11:49) MISS Westbrook 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:44) Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:36) MISS DeRozan 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:35) Kings Rebound
(11:30) MISS Murray 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:28) Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:27) Valanciūnas Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
20
+3 (11:10) Braun 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
23
(10:57) MISS DeRozan 4' Layup
(10:54) DeRozan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:54) DeRozan Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
43
(10:36) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:22) Murray 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Valanciūnas 1 AST)
63
(9:59) MISS Braun 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:57) Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:37) MISS Valanciūnas 16' Jump Shot
(9:35) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:25) MISS Braun 3' Driving Layup
(9:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:23) MISS Jokic Putback Layup
(9:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (9:21) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
65
(9:09) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (9:09) Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
75
+1 (9:09) Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
85
(9:00) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)
(9:00) MISS Murray Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:00) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (9:00) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
86
+2 (8:44) Ellis 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Valanciūnas 2 AST)
106
+2 (8:32) Jokic 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
108
+3 (8:07) Ellis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
138
(7:55) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:54) LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:37) LaVine 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DeRozan 1 AST)
168
(7:35) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:21) Kings T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Valanciūnas ) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (7:21) Murray Free Throw Technical (2 PTS)
169
+3 (7:17) Westbrook 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
1612
+2 (6:57) Valanciūnas 5' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
1812
(6:57) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (6:57) Valanciūnas Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1912
+3 (6:51) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
1915
(6:31) MISS Ellis 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:28) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:21) Murray S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Schroeder)
(6:21) MISS DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:21) Kings Rebound
+1 (6:21) DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2015
(6:07) Murray P.FOUL (P2.T2) (E.Malloy)
(5:59) MISS Westbrook 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:56) LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:42) Ellis 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Valanciūnas 3 AST)
2215
+2 (5:26) Porter Jr. 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
2217
(5:12) MISS DeRozan 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(5:10) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:04) MISS Porter Jr. 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:02) Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:53) Valanciūnas 10' Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (LaVine 1 AST)
2417
(4:41) MISS Westbrook 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:39) LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:33) MISS LaVine 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:31) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:23) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:21) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (4:14) Nnaji 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
2419
(3:58) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (3:58) DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2519
+1 (3:58) DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2619
(3:44) MISS Nnaji 3PT Jump Shot
(3:42) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:38) MISS Pickett 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:36) Fultz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:30) MISS Lyles 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (3:13) Porter Jr. 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Braun 3 AST)
2621
(3:07) Pickett P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Van Duyne)
(3:07) MISS LaVine Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:07) Kings Rebound
+1 (3:07) LaVine Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2721
+2 (2:49) Porter Jr. 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2723
(2:37) Fultz Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:37) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:30) Pickett 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2725
(2:29) Kings Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:29)
+3 (2:09) LaRavia 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LaVine 2 AST)
3025
(1:53) MISS Nnaji 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:49) Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:47) Lyles 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Ellis 1 AST)
3225
(1:32) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(1:32) LaVine STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:25) LaRavia 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (LaVine 3 AST)
3525
(1:25) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (1:07) Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
3527
(0:51) MISS LaRavia 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:48) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:46) Jokic 1' Running Dunk (8 PTS) (Pickett 2 AST)
3529
+3 (0:39) LaRavia 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Lyles 1 AST)
3829
(0:32) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(0:32) LaRavia STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:28) LaRavia 2' Running Layup (11 PTS)
4029
(0:14) MISS Watson 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(0:14) Fultz BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:11) Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:02) LaVine 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
4229
(0:00) MISS Porter Jr. 68' 3PT Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

SAC

DEN

110Points116

44-96(45.8%)Field Goal(%)40-87(46.0%)

11-27(40.7%)3-Point(%)12-35(34.3%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)24-30(80.0%)

45(14)Rebounds(Offensive)46(11)

22Assists28

8Steals5

6Blocks8

12Turnovers13

20Fouls14

52Pts In The Paint56

13Fast Break Pts13

19Pts Off Turnovers14

19Bench Pts17

14Largest Lead6

Game Details

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,618 (102.7%)