Denver Nuggets @ Sacramento Kings
12-10, 7-5 Away
114
12-10, 7-5 Away
11-11, 7-6 Home
119
11-11, 7-6 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Will Barton makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
- De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Marvin Bagley III misses hook shot
- Will Barton misses three point jumper
- Richaun Holmes makes 2-foot layup (Buddy Hield assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot jumper
- Harrison Barnes makes 9-foot two point shot
- Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 1
- Paul Millsap misses 17-foot jumper
- Monte Morris makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Buddy Hield misses three point jumper
- Marvin Bagley III misses three point jumper
- Will Barton makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Monte Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Richaun Holmes makes two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot layup (Monte Morris assists)
- De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Harrison Barnes makes two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Richaun Holmes makes 15-foot two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)
- Richaun Holmes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richaun Holmes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot
- De'Aaron Fox makes step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Buddy Hield misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Hassan Whiteside misses tip shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Hassan Whiteside makes 13-foot jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
- Monte Morris misses 18-foot jumper
- De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
- Markus Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyrese Haliburton makes two point shot (Cory Joseph assists)
- JaMychal Green makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Tyrese Haliburton misses 11-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
- JaMychal Green makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Hassan Whiteside misses 15-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Will Barton assists)
- Cory Joseph misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- R.J. Hampton misses layup
- R.J. Hampton misses 6-foot tip shot
- Markus Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tyrese Haliburton makes two point shot
- Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyrese Haliburton misses 27-foot three point jumper
- JaMychal Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (R.J. Hampton assists)
- Marvin Bagley III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
- Markus Howard makes 26-foot three point jumper (JaMychal Green assists)
- Cory Joseph misses 6-foot two point shot
- Markus Howard misses running pullup jump shot
- Cory Joseph makes two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)
- JaMychal Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyrese Haliburton makes two point shot (Marvin Bagley III assists)
- Will Barton makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 2
- Hassan Whiteside makes free throw 2 of 2
- Markus Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Buddy Hield misses three point jumper
- R.J. Hampton makes driving floating jump shot
- Harrison Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cory Joseph assists)
- Markus Howard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Vlatko Cancar misses 25-foot three point jumper
- De'Aaron Fox misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
- Harrison Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
- Cory Joseph misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot two point shot
- De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Harrison Barnes misses 10-foot two point shot
- Tyrese Haliburton misses 23-foot three point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Harrison Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot
- Richaun Holmes makes layup
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
- De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap misses 7-foot hook shot
- Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Richaun Holmes makes 11-foot jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Harrison Barnes misses layup
- Paul Millsap makes 3-foot dunk
- Harrison Barnes makes dunk (Richaun Holmes assists)
- R.J. Hampton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
- Tyrese Haliburton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
- Monte Morris makes driving layup (R.J. Hampton assists)
- Marvin Bagley III misses driving layup
- Marvin Bagley III misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot
- Richaun Holmes makes 12-foot two point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Harrison Barnes makes driving layup
- Will Barton makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Richaun Holmes makes 13-foot two point shot (Harrison Barnes assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Richaun Holmes makes 14-foot two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)
- Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
- De'Aaron Fox misses driving floating jump shot
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 3
- Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 3
- Paul Millsap misses free throw 3 of 3
- Richaun Holmes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Richaun Holmes makes free throw 2 of 2
- R.J. Hampton makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Monte Morris misses two point shot
- Harrison Barnes misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
- Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
- Richaun Holmes misses 16-foot two point shot
- De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Hassan Whiteside makes alley oop dunk shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Cory Joseph misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- De'Aaron Fox misses two point shot
- Hassan Whiteside makes free throw 1 of 2
- Hassan Whiteside makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot jumper
- Harrison Barnes makes 2-foot two point shot (Cory Joseph assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Hassan Whiteside makes hook shot (Cory Joseph assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- De'Aaron Fox misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Buddy Hield makes 10-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyrese Haliburton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hassan Whiteside assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Hassan Whiteside makes 7-foot hook shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
- Will Barton misses driving layup
- Will Barton misses 8-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes finger roll layup
- Tyrese Haliburton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cory Joseph assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot jump bank shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Glenn Robinson III makes two point shot
- JaMychal Green misses 21-foot two point shot
- Tyrese Haliburton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- JaMychal Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Tyrese Haliburton makes technical free throw
- De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris misses two point shot
- De'Aaron Fox misses driving floating jump shot
- Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Richaun Holmes misses 13-foot two point shot
- Richaun Holmes makes jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot hook shot
- De'Aaron Fox misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 18-foot jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Tyrese Haliburton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Harrison Barnes misses layup
- De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Buddy Hield misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes driving floating jump shot
- De'Aaron Fox makes 8-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Tyrese Haliburton makes 24-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot jump bank shot (Will Barton assists)
- Buddy Hield misses free throw 1 of 2
- Buddy Hield makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot
- Buddy Hield makes free throw 1 of 2
- Buddy Hield makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
- Harrison Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Harrison Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Nikola Jokic vs. Marvin Bagley III (Paul Millsap gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Will Barton makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Kings offensive team rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11:21 | | Will Barton shooting foul | 2 | 0 |
| 11:05 | | Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5 | 1 |
| 10:52 | | Marvin Bagley III misses hook shot | 5 | 1 |
| 10:49 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 5 | 1 |
| 10:45 | | Will Barton misses three point jumper | 5 | 1 |
| 10:42 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | 5 | 1 |
| 10:40 | | Richaun Holmes makes 2-foot layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 5 | 3 |
| 10:19 | | Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot jumper | 5 | 3 |
| 10:19 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | 5 | 3 |
| 10:07 | | Harrison Barnes makes 9-foot two point shot | 5 | 5 |
| 10:07 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul | 5 | 5 |
| 10:07 | | Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 10:02 | | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | 5 | 5 |
| 9:50 | | Paul Millsap misses 17-foot jumper | 5 | 5 |
| 9:46 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | 5 | 5 |
| 9:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Marvin Bagley III 's 4-foot driving layup | 5 | 5 |
| 9:35 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 5 | 5 |
| 9:32 | | Monte Morris makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 7 | 5 |
| 9:20 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jumper | 7 | 5 |
| 9:17 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 7 | 5 |
| 9:08 | | Will Barton bad pass (Marvin Bagley III steals) | 7 | 5 |
| 8:56 | | Marvin Bagley III misses three point jumper | 7 | 5 |
| 8:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 7 | 5 |
| 8:44 | | Will Barton makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 9 | 5 |
| 8:31 | | De'Aaron Fox out of bounds bad pass turnover | 9 | 5 |
| 8:14 | | Monte Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper | 9 | 5 |
| 8:11 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | 9 | 5 |
| 8:07 | | Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper | 9 | 5 |
| 8:05 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 9 | 5 |
| 7:51 | | Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot step back jumpshot | 9 | 5 |
| 7:49 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | 9 | 5 |
| 7:48 | | Paul Millsap personal foul | 9 | 5 |
| 7:35 | | Richaun Holmes makes two point shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 9 | 7 |
| 7:23 | | Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot layup (Monte Morris assists) | 11 | 7 |
| 7:11 | | De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup | 11 | 9 |
| 6:58 | | Richaun Holmes shooting foul | 11 | 9 |
| 6:58 | | Kings Full timeout | 11 | 9 |
| 6:58 | | Tyrese Haliburton enters the game for Marvin Bagley III | 11 | 9 |
| 6:58 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 9 |
| 6:58 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 9 |
| 6:40 | | Harrison Barnes makes two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 13 | 11 |
| 6:22 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 11 |
| 6:19 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | 13 | 11 |
| 6:12 | | Richaun Holmes makes 15-foot two point shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 13 | 13 |
| 5:52 | | Monte Morris out of bounds bad pass turnover | 13 | 13 |
| 5:52 | | R.J. Hampton enters the game for Paul Millsap | 13 | 13 |
| 5:52 | | JaMychal Green enters the game for Will Barton | 13 | 13 |
| 5:35 | | JaMychal Green shooting foul | 13 | 13 |
| 5:35 | | Richaun Holmes makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 14 |
| 5:35 | | Richaun Holmes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 5:28 | | Richaun Holmes personal foul | 13 | 15 |
| 5:28 | | Hassan Whiteside enters the game for Richaun Holmes | 13 | 15 |
| 5:17 | | Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot | 13 | 15 |
| 5:15 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 5:13 | | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot | 15 | 15 |
| 4:54 | | De'Aaron Fox makes step back jumpshot | 15 | 17 |
| 4:39 | | Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Monte Morris assists) | 17 | 17 |
| 4:23 | | Buddy Hield misses 14-foot pullup jump shot | 17 | 17 |
| 4:18 | | Hassan Whiteside offensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 4:18 | | Hassan Whiteside misses tip shot | 17 | 17 |
| 4:17 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 4:02 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 17 |
| 4:00 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 3:52 | | Hassan Whiteside makes 13-foot jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 17 | 19 |
| 3:37 | | Monte Morris misses 18-foot jumper | 17 | 19 |
| 3:33 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | 17 | 19 |
| 3:22 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Harrison Barnes's two point shot | 17 | 19 |
| 3:19 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | 17 | 19 |
| 3:18 | | De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists) | 17 | 22 |
| 3:18 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 17 | 19 |
| 3:18 | | Cory Joseph enters the game for Buddy Hield | 17 | 22 |
| 3:18 | | Markus Howard enters the game for Michael Porter Jr. | 17 | 22 |
| 3:18 | | Will Barton enters the game for Monte Morris | 17 | 22 |
| 2:59 | | Markus Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper | 17 | 22 |
| 2:54 | | Hassan Whiteside defensive rebound | 17 | 22 |
| 2:37 | | De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover | 17 | 22 |
| 2:18 | | Hassan Whiteside blocks Will Barton 's 3-foot two point shot | 17 | 22 |
| 2:15 | | Hassan Whiteside defensive rebound | 17 | 22 |
| 2:12 | | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point shot (Cory Joseph assists) | 17 | 24 |
| 1:58 | | JaMychal Green makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 19 | 24 |
| 1:47 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses 11-foot two point shot | 19 | 24 |
| 1:46 | | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 19 | 24 |
| 1:46 | | Buddy Hield enters the game for De'Aaron Fox | 19 | 24 |
| 1:46 | | Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Harrison Barnes | 19 | 24 |
| 1:39 | | Hassan Whiteside shooting foul | 19 | 24 |
| 1:39 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 24 |
| 1:39 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 24 |
| 1:16 | | Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper | 21 | 24 |
| 1:14 | | JaMychal Green defensive rebound | 21 | 24 |
| 1:00 | | JaMychal Green makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 23 | 24 |
| 50.8 | | Hassan Whiteside misses 15-foot jumper | 23 | 24 |
| 48.0 | | R.J. Hampton defensive rebound | 23 | 24 |
| 42.4 | | Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Will Barton assists) | 25 | 24 |
| 30.8 | | Cory Joseph misses 12-foot pullup jump shot | 25 | 24 |
| 27.4 | | R.J. Hampton defensive rebound | 25 | 24 |
| 15.0 | | R.J. Hampton misses layup | 25 | 24 |
| 11.3 | | R.J. Hampton offensive rebound | 25 | 24 |
| 10.6 | | R.J. Hampton misses 6-foot tip shot | 25 | 24 |
| 8.8 | | R.J. Hampton offensive rebound | 25 | 24 |
| 5.9 | | Markus Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper | 25 | 24 |
| 3.9 | | Hassan Whiteside defensive rebound | 25 | 24 |
| 0.5 | | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point shot | 25 | 26 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 26 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Sacramento, CA
Referee:Ken Mauer
Referee:Scott Wall
Referee:Matt Kallio
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 13 | .755 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 34 | 19 | .642 | 6 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 22 | .593 | 8.5 | L2 |
| Portland | 25 | 28 | .472 | 15 | W2 |
| Utah | 16 | 37 | .302 | 24 | L2 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 32 | 19 | .627 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 22 | .585 | 2 | L2 |
| Golden State | 28 | 25 | .528 | 5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 25 | 27 | .481 | 7.5 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 42 | .222 | 21.5 | L12 |
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