Who won Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 116-110 on March 5, 2025.

DeMar DeRozan scored 35 for the Sacramento Kings; Russell Westbrook scored 25 for the Denver Nuggets.

Sacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Mar 5, 2025 · 9:00 pm EST · All results that day · Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Sacramento Kings schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

116

Venue: Ball Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 116-110 at home on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Ball Arena. Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Denver Nuggets. DeMar DeRozan had 35 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the Sacramento Kings.

The Denver Nuggets trailed 65-55 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 32-17. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Michael Porter Jr. (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Jonas Valančiūnas (double-double, Sacramento Kings). Bench points: Sacramento Kings 19, Denver Nuggets 17. Jamal Murray had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 116-110 on March 5, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: DeMar DeRozan scored 35 for the Sacramento Kings; Russell Westbrook scored 25 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Sacramento Kings	42	23	28	17	110
Denver Nuggets	29	26	29	32	116

Game leaders

Sacramento Kings

Points: 35 DeMar DeRozan
Rebounds: 13 Jonas Valančiūnas
Assists: 6 Zach LaVine

Denver Nuggets

Points: 25 Russell Westbrook
Rebounds: 15 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 8 Jamal Murray

Jonas Valančiūnas double-double (19 PTS, 13 REB) · Nikola Jokić double-double (22 PTS, 15 REB) · Michael Porter Jr. double-double (13 PTS, 12 REB)

Sacramento Kings
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
DeMar DeRozan starter	42:30	35	6	5	0	0	3	14-32	4-6	3-4	1	-8
Zach LaVine starter	41:23	20	4	6	1	0	2	7-16	3-7	3-4	0	-4
Keon Ellis starter	38:42	11	7	3	2	2	1	4-9	1-4	2-2	5	+4
Jonas Valančiūnas starter	31:37	19	13	6	2	0	2	8-14	0-0	3-4	2	-3
Keegan Murray starter	29:06	6	3	0	0	2	1	3-7	0-2	0-0	5	-4
Jake LaRavia bench	23:32	15	5	1	2	0	1	6-10	3-6	0-0	5	-7
Trey Lyles bench	18:32	4	5	1	1	0	1	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	-3
Markelle Fultz bench	9:38	0	1	0	0	1	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	-1
Doug McDermott bench	5:00	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-4

Not available: Malik Monk, Domantas Sabonis

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	38:18	24	4	8	0	1	0	4-10	2-6	14-15	3	+21
Christian Braun starter	38:14	15	2	7	1	1	2	5-10	3-6	2-2	0	+8
Nikola Jokić starter	38:08	22	15	6	1	0	7	9-18	0-2	4-6	3	-7
Michael Porter Jr. starter	36:10	13	12	0	0	1	0	5-13	1-7	2-2	1	+2
Russell Westbrook starter	35:24	25	5	3	2	2	4	10-20	4-7	1-1	2	+6
Zeke Nnaji bench	18:55	10	3	0	1	3	0	4-7	1-3	1-2	1	+9
Jalen Pickett bench	17:57	5	2	3	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	-9
Peyton Watson bench	16:54	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-2	2	+0

Not available: DaRon Holmes II, Aaron Gordon, Julian Strawther

Team statistics
Sacramento Kings	Stat	Denver Nuggets
11/14 (78%)	Free throws	24/30 (80%)
33/69 (47%)	2 pointers	28/52 (53%)
11/27 (40%)	3 pointers	12/35 (34%)
44/96 (45%)	Field goals	40/87 (46%)
45	Rebounds	46
31	Defensive rebounds	35
14	Offensive rebounds	11
22	Assists	28
12	Turnovers	13
8	Steals	5
6	Blocks	8
20	Fouls	14
8	Max points in a row	8
40:43	Time spent in lead	6:22
14	Biggest lead	6

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 13 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 7
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Sacramento Kings: 14 Q2 5:31
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 6 Q4 2:12
Longest run: 8-0 Sacramento Kings · Q1 2:09 to Q1 1:25

Scoring plays

Q1 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets
11:27	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:10	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:54	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	4	3
10:22	Sacramento Kings	Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal	6	3
9:21	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	6	5
9:09	Sacramento Kings	Keon Ellis Free throw	7	5
9:09	Sacramento Kings	Keon Ellis Free throw	8	5
9:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	8	6
8:44	Sacramento Kings	Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal	10	6
8:32	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	10	8
8:07	Sacramento Kings	Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal	13	8
7:37	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal	16	8
7:21	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	16	9
7:17	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	16	12
6:57	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	18	12
6:57	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	19	12
6:51	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	19	15
6:21	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan Free throw	20	15
5:42	Sacramento Kings	Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal	22	15
5:26	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	22	17
4:53	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	24	17
4:14	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	24	19
3:58	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan Free throw	25	19
3:58	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan Free throw	25	19
3:13	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	26	21
3:07	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine Free throw	27	21
2:49	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	27	23
2:30	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	27	25
2:09	Sacramento Kings	Jake LaRavia 3-pt field goal	30	25
1:47	Sacramento Kings	Trey Lyles 2-pt field goal	32	25
1:25	Sacramento Kings	Jake LaRavia 3-pt field goal	35	25
1:07	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	35	27
0:47	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	35	29
0:39	Sacramento Kings	Jake LaRavia 3-pt field goal	38	29
0:29	Sacramento Kings	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	40	29
0:03	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal	42	29

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets
11:31	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	42	31
11:12	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	42	33
10:38	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	42	34
9:42	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	42	35
9:42	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	42	36
9:42	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	42	37
9:02	Sacramento Kings	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	44	37
8:42	Sacramento Kings	Trey Lyles 2-pt field goal	46	37
8:02	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	48	37
7:07	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	48	39
6:00	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	50	39
6:00	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	51	39
5:31	Sacramento Kings	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	53	39
5:13	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	53	40
5:13	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	53	41
4:50	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	55	41
4:23	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	55	44
3:33	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	55	47
3:11	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	57	47
2:21	Sacramento Kings	Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal	59	47
2:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	59	48
2:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	59	49
1:20	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	61	49
0:58	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	61	52
0:41	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	63	52
0:05	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	65	52
0:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	65	55
0:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	65	55
0:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	65	55

Q3 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets
11:48	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	67	55
11:28	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	67	58
11:03	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 3-pt field goal	70	58
10:35	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	70	61
10:17	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 3-pt field goal	73	61
9:53	Sacramento Kings	Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal	75	61
9:34	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	75	63
8:58	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	75	65
8:25	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	75	67
8:01	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	75	68
8:01	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	75	69
7:03	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	77	69
6:47	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	77	71
6:31	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal	79	71
6:21	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	79	73
5:59	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	81	73
5:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	81	75
5:18	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 3-pt field goal	84	75
4:11	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	84	77
3:23	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	84	79
3:06	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	86	79
2:36	Sacramento Kings	Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal	88	79
2:15	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	88	81
1:47	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	88	84
1:23	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 3-pt field goal	91	84
0:28	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	93	84

Q4 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets
11:40	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	93	86
10:40	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	93	88
10:40	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	93	89
10:20	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal	95	89
10:07	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	95	91
9:20	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	95	93
8:17	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 3-pt field goal	95	96
7:22	Sacramento Kings	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	96	96
7:00	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	98	96
6:46	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	98	97
6:32	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	98	99
5:21	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal	100	99
4:52	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine Free throw	101	99
4:52	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine Free throw	102	99
4:26	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	102	101
4:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	102	102
4:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	102	103
4:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	102	104
3:40	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	102	105
3:28	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	102	107
2:36	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	104	107
2:12	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	104	110
1:49	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal	107	110
1:28	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	107	113
1:08	Sacramento Kings	Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal	110	113
0:37	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	110	114
0:21	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	110	115
0:21	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	110	116

2024-25 season series

After this game: Denver Nuggets 3-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 4-0.

Dec 16: Denver Nuggets 130 at Sacramento Kings 129
Jan 23: Sacramento Kings 123 at Denver Nuggets 132
Mar 5: Sacramento Kings 110 at Denver Nuggets 116 (this game)
Apr 9: Denver Nuggets 124 at Sacramento Kings 116

Highlights

Denver Nuggets 116-110 Sacramento Kings — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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