Nikola Jokic poured in 44 points tonight, but the shorthanded Denver Nuggets ultimately went down to the Sacramento Kings 128-123 on the second night of a back-to-back despite strong nights from Cam Johnson and Jamal Murray. Russell Westbrook led the Kings, who were missing Domantas Sabonis, with a late mismatch on DeMar DeRozan proving costly as Sacramento closed out well with a vintage Westbrook fourth quarter.
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Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets Player Stats
Sacramento Kings
| Player | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF | MN | +/- |
| STARTERS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Russell Westbrook #18 | 21 | 9-16 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | -13 |
| Zach LaVine #8 | 15 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | -6 |
| DeMar DeRozan #10 | 17 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Keegan Murray #13 | 19 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Drew Eubanks #19 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 6 |
| BENCH | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maxime Raynaud #42 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -8 |
| Precious Achiuwa #9 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 5 |
| Dennis Schroder #17 | 21 | 6-8 | 3-3 | 6-6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20 |
| Nique Clifford #5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Malik Monk #0 | 12 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 |
| Devin Carter #22 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Keon Ellis #23 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Doug McDermott #7 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dario Saric #20 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Team Totals | 128 | 48-91 | 10-30 | 22-23 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 | – | – |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF | MN | +/- |
| STARTERS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jamal Murray #27 | 23 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Cam Johnson #23 | 20 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson #8 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
| Spencer Jones #21 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | -18 |
| Nikola Jokic #15 | 44 | 16-28 | 3-6 | 9-10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 2 |
| BENCH | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bruce Brown #11 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | -8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. #10 | 8 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 3 |
| Hunter Tyson #5 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 |
| Jonas Valanciunas #17 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | -5 |
| DaRon Holmes II #14 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Zeke Nnaji #22 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jalen Pickett #24 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Team Totals | 128 | 48-91 | 10-30 | 22-23 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 | – | – |
Sacramento Kings Snap Skid Behind Late-Game Heroics vs Denver
The Sacramento didn’t just end an eight game losing streak; they walked into Denver and took the game against a Nikola Jokic 44-point performance. Offseason additions Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroder each dropped in 21, and Westbrook also hit two cold-blooded buckets in the final minute to steady a Kings team which has lost all of their last eight games by double digits.
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They didn’t do it alone, though. Keegan Murray looked much sharper in his second game back, adding 19, while DeMar DeRozan chipped in 17, including five game-icing points in the final 12 seconds. Sacramento‘s depth complemented the stars tonight, and even when Jokic threw haymakers, Sactown responded.
Denver went up 98-94 early in the fourth quarter, before the Kings smacked them with a 10-0 run. Jokic dragged the Nuggets to within four with a deep three, but Monk’s and-one play was a good response. Westbrook knocked down a baseline jumper with 36 seconds on the clock, and DeRozan closed the door with a final three-point play.