01Box score
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray | 37 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Zach LaVine | 36 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -6 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 31 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 7-7 | +4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 30 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-16 | 2-6 | 1-2 | -13 |
| Malik Monk | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +12 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +5 |
| Drew Eubanks | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Dennis Schroder | 18 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 3-3 | 6-6 | +20 |
| Nique Clifford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Maxime Raynaud | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Team | 128 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 48-91 | 10-30 | 22-23 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 37 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-28 | 3-6 | 9-10 | +2 |
| Cameron Johnson | 37 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 37 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 34 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Bruce Brown | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Spencer Jones | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -18 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Hunter Tyson | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Team | 123 | 38 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 45-92 | 14-37 | 19-23 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Kings edges
No clear mismatch in Sacramento's favor.
Nuggets edges
- On offenseDenver's offense shoots efficiently (1st) against a Sacramento defense that gives up good looks (29th).
04Tale of the tape
| SAC | Rank | Stat | Rank | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112.2 | 26th | Offensive rating | 1st | 123.4 |
| 122.3 | 28th | Defensive rating | 21st | 118.2 |
| -10.1 | 28th | Net rating | 7th | +5.2 |
| 98.5 | 16th | Pace | 20th | 97.7 |
| 52.5 | 29th | Effective FG % | 1st | 57.7 |
| 12.2 | 15th | Turnover % | 3rd | 10.9 |
| 25.9 | 13th | Offensive rebound % | 24th | 23.6 |
| 19.8 | 21st | Free throw rate | 4th | 23.7 |
| 57.2 | 29th | Opponent eFG % | 14th | 54.3 |
| 11.8 | 19th | Forced turnover % | 30th | 10.0 |
| 73.5 | 21st | Defensive rebound % | 7th | 75.3 |
| 21.6 | 21st | Opponent FT rate | 10th | 19.6 |