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Denver Nuggets
130
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Sacramento Kings
129
Venue: Golden 1 Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 130-129 on the road on Monday, December 16, 2024 at Golden 1 Center. Jamal Murray had 28 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists for the Denver Nuggets. De'Aaron Fox had 29 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the Sacramento Kings.
The Denver Nuggets led 75-68 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 41-21. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Domantas Sabonis (double-double, Sacramento Kings), Malik Monk (double-double, Sacramento Kings), Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets), Russell Westbrook (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 29, Sacramento Kings 14. Aaron Gordon had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings?
- The Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 130-129 on December 16, 2024.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jamal Murray scored 28 for the Denver Nuggets; De'Aaron Fox scored 29 for the Sacramento Kings.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | 41 | 34 | 21 | 34 | 130 |
| Sacramento Kings | 21 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 129 |
Game leaders
Denver Nuggets
- Points
- 28 Jamal Murray
- Rebounds
- 14 Nikola Jokić
- Assists
- 13 Nikola Jokić
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 29 De'Aaron Fox
- Rebounds
- 14 Domantas Sabonis
- Assists
- 10 Malik Monk
Nikola Jokić triple-double (20 PTS, 14 REB, 13 AST) · Russell Westbrook double-double (18 PTS, 10 AST) · Michael Porter Jr. double-double (11 PTS, 10 REB) · Domantas Sabonis double-double (28 PTS, 14 REB) · Malik Monk double-double (25 PTS, 10 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić starter | 38:18 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8-19 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 0 | +4 |
| Jamal Murray starter | 38:05 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-26 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2 | +10 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 34:45 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8-13 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 3 | +3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. starter | 30:58 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1 | +8 |
| Aaron Gordon starter | 30:53 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-14 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 3 | +6 |
| Julian Strawther bench | 23:10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | -11 |
| Peyton Watson bench | 17:06 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3 | -5 |
| Hunter Tyson bench | 17:03 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | -7 |
| DeAndre Jordan bench | 9:42 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -3 |
Not available: Vlatko Cancar, DaRon Holmes II, Dario Šarić, Christian Braun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis starter | 41:25 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12-20 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3 | +1 |
| De'Aaron Fox starter | 38:39 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11-24 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 4 | -13 |
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 34:08 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 4 | +0 |
| Malik Monk starter | 34:07 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9-19 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 4 | -6 |
| Doug McDermott starter | 26:53 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | +6 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 32:35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 1 | +9 |
| Colby Jones bench | 18:22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | +6 |
| Isaac Jones bench | 6:24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -2 |
| Jae Crowder bench | 5:13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -7 |
| Alex Len bench | 2:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
Not available: Devin Carter, Kevin Huerter, Keegan Murray, Trey Lyles
| Denver Nuggets | Stat | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|
| 18/24 (75%) | Free throws | 19/20 (95%) |
| 41/74 (55%) | 2 pointers | 37/67 (55%) |
| 10/28 (35%) | 3 pointers | 12/35 (34%) |
| 51/102 (50%) | Field goals | 49/102 (48%) |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 40 | Defensive rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 38 | Assists | 28 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 18 | Fouls | 23 |
| 13 | Max points in a row | 9 |
| 28:06 | Time spent in lead | 19:09 |
| 23 | Biggest lead | 10 |
Largest margin: 21 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 8
- Times tied
- 2
- Largest lead · Denver Nuggets
- 23 Q2 11:27
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 10 Q4 4:10
- Longest run
- 13-0 Denver Nuggets · Q1 8:41 to Q1 6:01
Scoring plays
Q1 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:25 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 11:10 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 5 | 2 |
| 10:25 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 7 | 2 |
| 9:34 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 9 | 2 |
| 9:22 | Sacramento Kings | Doug McDermott 2-pt field goal | 9 | 4 |
| 9:08 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 11 | 4 |
| 8:58 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 11 | 6 |
| 8:41 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 14 | 6 |
| 8:15 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 16 | 6 |
| 7:51 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 18 | 6 |
| 7:27 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 20 | 6 |
| 6:26 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 21 | 6 |
| 6:26 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 22 | 6 |
| 6:01 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 24 | 6 |
| 5:31 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 24 | 9 |
| 5:07 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 26 | 9 |
| 4:47 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 27 | 9 |
| 4:47 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 28 | 9 |
| 4:04 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal | 28 | 11 |
| 3:42 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 28 | 13 |
| 3:19 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 30 | 13 |
| 2:56 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 32 | 13 |
| 2:34 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 32 | 14 |
| 2:34 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 32 | 15 |
| 2:20 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 34 | 15 |
| 2:07 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 34 | 17 |
| 1:53 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 35 | 17 |
| 1:53 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 36 | 17 |
| 1:23 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 36 | 19 |
| 1:07 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 39 | 19 |
| 0:57 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 39 | 21 |
| 0:24 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 41 | 21 |
Q2 · 46 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:27 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal | 44 | 21 |
| 11:15 | Sacramento Kings | Isaac Jones 2-pt field goal | 44 | 23 |
| 10:59 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 46 | 23 |
| 10:32 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal | 46 | 25 |
| 10:32 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 46 | 26 |
| 10:01 | Sacramento Kings | Doug McDermott 3-pt field goal | 46 | 29 |
| 9:42 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 48 | 29 |
| 9:29 | Sacramento Kings | Doug McDermott 3-pt field goal | 48 | 32 |
| 9:13 | Denver Nuggets | Hunter Tyson 2-pt field goal | 50 | 32 |
| 8:56 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 52 | 32 |
| 8:43 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 52 | 34 |
| 8:43 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 52 | 35 |
| 8:20 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 52 | 37 |
| 8:01 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 54 | 37 |
| 7:49 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 54 | 38 |
| 7:49 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 54 | 39 |
| 6:51 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 54 | 42 |
| 6:41 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. Free throw | 55 | 42 |
| 6:19 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 57 | 42 |
| 6:19 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. Free throw | 58 | 42 |
| 6:13 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk Free throw | 58 | 43 |
| 6:13 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk Free throw | 58 | 44 |
| 6:13 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk Free throw | 58 | 45 |
| 5:47 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 58 | 47 |
| 5:47 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 58 | 48 |
| 5:01 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 60 | 48 |
| 4:54 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 60 | 50 |
| 4:54 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 60 | 51 |
| 4:38 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 60 | 53 |
| 4:31 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 61 | 53 |
| 4:03 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 63 | 53 |
| 3:55 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 63 | 55 |
| 3:39 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 65 | 55 |
| 3:23 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 67 | 55 |
| 2:32 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 67 | 57 |
| 2:22 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 69 | 57 |
| 2:14 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 69 | 59 |
| 1:56 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 71 | 59 |
| 1:46 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 71 | 61 |
| 1:26 | Sacramento Kings | Doug McDermott 3-pt field goal | 71 | 64 |
| 1:14 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 73 | 64 |
| 1:03 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 73 | 65 |
| 1:03 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 73 | 66 |
| 0:45 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 75 | 66 |
| 0:05 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 75 | 67 |
| 0:05 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 75 | 68 |
Q3 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:11 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 3-pt field goal | 75 | 71 |
| 10:34 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 75 | 73 |
| 10:13 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 77 | 73 |
| 9:28 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 78 | 73 |
| 9:15 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 78 | 76 |
| 9:02 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 80 | 76 |
| 8:54 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 80 | 78 |
| 8:05 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 80 | 81 |
| 7:31 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 80 | 83 |
| 7:10 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 80 | 85 |
| 6:57 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 81 | 85 |
| 6:33 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 81 | 87 |
| 5:56 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 83 | 87 |
| 5:35 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 85 | 87 |
| 5:02 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 87 | 87 |
| 4:48 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 87 | 90 |
| 4:36 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 87 | 92 |
| 3:38 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 87 | 94 |
| 3:25 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 89 | 94 |
| 3:25 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 90 | 94 |
| 3:13 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 90 | 97 |
| 2:52 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 92 | 97 |
| 2:07 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 94 | 97 |
| 1:37 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 96 | 97 |
| 1:25 | Sacramento Kings | Doug McDermott 2-pt field goal | 96 | 99 |
| 1:01 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 96 | 101 |
| 0:37 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 96 | 103 |
Q4 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:18 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 98 | 103 |
| 10:01 | Sacramento Kings | Doug McDermott 3-pt field goal | 98 | 106 |
| 9:38 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 101 | 106 |
| 9:21 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 101 | 108 |
| 8:41 | Denver Nuggets | Hunter Tyson 3-pt field goal | 104 | 108 |
| 8:29 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 104 | 109 |
| 7:36 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 107 | 109 |
| 6:50 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 107 | 110 |
| 6:50 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 107 | 111 |
| 6:10 | Denver Nuggets | Hunter Tyson Free throw | 108 | 111 |
| 6:10 | Denver Nuggets | Hunter Tyson Free throw | 109 | 111 |
| 5:55 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 109 | 113 |
| 5:29 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 109 | 114 |
| 5:29 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 109 | 115 |
| 5:12 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 109 | 117 |
| 4:10 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 109 | 119 |
| 3:55 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 110 | 119 |
| 3:55 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 111 | 119 |
| 3:33 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 114 | 119 |
| 3:01 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 3-pt field goal | 114 | 122 |
| 2:50 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 115 | 122 |
| 2:50 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 116 | 122 |
| 2:20 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 118 | 122 |
| 1:49 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 121 | 122 |
| 1:15 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 123 | 122 |
| 1:04 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 123 | 124 |
| 0:53 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 125 | 124 |
| 0:41 | Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox 3-pt field goal | 125 | 127 |
| 0:31 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 128 | 127 |
| 0:21 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 128 | 129 |
| 0:09 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 130 | 129 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 4-0.
- Dec 16: Denver Nuggets 130 at Sacramento Kings 129 (this game)
- Jan 23: Sacramento Kings 123 at Denver Nuggets 132
- Mar 5: Sacramento Kings 110 at Denver Nuggets 116
- Apr 9: Denver Nuggets 124 at Sacramento Kings 116
Highlights
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