Denver Nuggets vs. Sacramento Kings

Apr 9, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	33	33	27	31	124
SAC	25	33	25	33	116

Game Recap

Behind Nikola Jokic's triple-double, Denver halts its 4-game slide as it takes the season series from Sacramento.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	35	7-14	4-8	3-4	5	2	1	0	0	2	+5	21
32Aaron GordonPF	35	9-16	1-5	2-2	3	5	0	0	1	0	+16	21
15Nikola JokicC	37	5-12	0-1	10-10	12	11	4	0	1	2	+9	20
0Christian BraunSG	36	9-12	3-5	4-5	4	2	0	1	0	1	+20	25
24Jalen PickettPG	31	6-10	5-7	1-2	1	4	1	0	1	1	+12	18
8Peyton Watson	25	3-5	0-2	1-1	4	1	0	1	1	5	-5	7
4Russell Westbrook	16	2-11	0-4	1-1	4	4	1	0	3	2	-4	5
3Julian Strawther	11	0-3	0-2	1-2	7	1	0	0	0	2	-12	1
6DeAndre Jordan	10	2-3	0-0	2-4	5	0	0	3	0	1	-1	6
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8650.0%	13-3438.2%	25-3180.6%	45	30	7	5	7	16	-	124

KINGS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10DeMar DeRozanSF	39	8-26	0-5	6-7	4	4	0	1	1	3	-16	22
41Trey LylesPF	37	6-9	2-3	3-3	9	4	0	0	1	2	-9	17
11Domantas SabonisC	38	6-10	0-1	1-1	12	2	0	1	0	5	-3	13
8Zach LaVineSG	43	10-20	4-8	3-4	0	11	0	0	4	2	-8	27
23Keon EllisPG	32	7-12	6-11	0-0	6	2	1	2	1	3	-13	20
17Jonas Valanciūnas	9	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-5	2
7Doug McDermott	14	3-5	3-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	+6	9
22Devin Carter	17	1-4	1-2	1-2	3	1	0	1	1	3	+6	4
3Isaac Jones	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	+2	2
99Jae Crowder	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Terence Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Markelle Fultz	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	43-9246.7%	16-3644.4%	14-1782.4%	40	25	2	5	8	22	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENSAC

(11:55) Jump Ball Sabonis vs. Jokic: Tip to Ellis
(11:43) MISS LaVine 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:39) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Driving Layup
(11:23) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) MISS DeRozan 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:08) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (11:00) Braun 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
30
(10:43) MISS Sabonis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:39) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(10:31) MISS Pickett 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:29) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:28) Gordon Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:03) MISS DeRozan 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:00) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:59) Ellis S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
+1 (9:59) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
40
+1 (9:59) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
50
+3 (9:44) Lyles 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LaVine 1 AST)
53
+3 (9:28) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
83
(9:12) LaVine Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:12) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(9:05) DeRozan S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Dagher)
+1 (9:05) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
93
+1 (9:05) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
103
+2 (8:46) Sabonis 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
105
(8:39) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:39) KINGS Rebound
(8:20) MISS Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(8:17) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:13) Braun 5' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
125
(7:46) MISS DeRozan 13' Jump Shot
(7:46) Nuggets Rebound
(7:22) MISS Gordon 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:22) KINGS Rebound
+2 (7:07) LaVine 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
127
(6:53) Pickett Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:53) KINGS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:37) MISS LaVine 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:34) Lyles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:34) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Dagher)
+1 (6:34) Lyles Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
128
+1 (6:34) Lyles Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
129
(6:13) MISS Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:10) Lyles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:55) Sabonis 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (DeRozan 1 AST)
1211
+2 (5:38) Jokic 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1411
+2 (5:28) DeRozan 4' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
1413
+3 (5:18) Braun 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
1713
(5:13) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
+1 (5:13) LaVine Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1714
+1 (5:13) LaVine Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1715
+2 (5:00) Gordon 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1915
+3 (4:31) Ellis 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lyles 1 AST)
1918
+2 (4:15) Gordon 3' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2118
(3:58) LaVine Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:58) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:55) Braun 4' Running Layup (12 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
2318
(3:55) KINGS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (3:42) LaVine 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Lyles 2 AST)
2320
+2 (3:22) Jokic 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2520
(3:11) Westbrook P.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Ford)
+2 (2:53) Valanciūnas 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (LaVine 2 AST)
2522
+2 (2:41) Gordon 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
2722
(2:29) MISS DeRozan 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:26) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:14) Gordon 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS)
2922
(1:51) MISS LaVine 2' Driving Layup
(1:51) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:51) KINGS Rebound
(1:51) MISS Lyles 18' Jump Shot
(1:49) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:44) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:42) Lyles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:27) MISS Valanciūnas 12' Jump Shot
(1:27) KINGS Rebound
(1:27) Watson L.B.FOUL (P2.T4) (T.Ford)
+2 (1:18) DeRozan 11' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2924
(1:08) MISS Porter Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:06) Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:52) Strawther S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Dagher)
(0:52) MISS Carter Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:52) KINGS Rebound
+1 (0:52) Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2925
+2 (0:38) Westbrook 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3125
(0:32) MISS DeRozan 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:29) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:22) Porter Jr. 4' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
3325
(0:00) MISS DeRozan 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

SAC

124Points116

43-86(50.0%)Field Goal(%)43-92(46.7%)

13-34(38.2%)3-Point(%)16-36(44.4%)

25-31(80.6%)Free Throw(%)14-17(82.4%)

45(12)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

30Assists25

7Steals2

5Blocks5

7Turnovers8

16Fouls22

52Pts In The Paint46

21Fast Break Pts16

13Pts Off Turnovers12

19Bench Pts17

16Largest Lead2

Game Details

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 · 10:00 PM

Golden 1 Center · Sacramento, CA

attendance: 16,161 (91.8%)

tv: ESPN