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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 7:44 pm EDTSacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets
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Final
Away
Sacramento Kings
128
Home
Denver Nuggets
123
Venue: Ball Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 128-123 on the road on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Ball Arena. Russell Westbrook had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists for the Sacramento Kings. Nikola Jokić had 44 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists for the Denver Nuggets.
The Sacramento Kings trailed 65-61 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 37-31. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Russell Westbrook (double-double, Sacramento Kings). Bench points: Sacramento Kings 48, Denver Nuggets 20. Dennis Schröder had 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 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 Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets?
- The Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 128-123 on November 22, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Russell Westbrook scored 21 for the Sacramento Kings; Nikola Jokić scored 44 for the Denver Nuggets with 13 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | 30 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 128 |
| Denver Nuggets | 35 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 123 |
Game leaders
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 21 Russell Westbrook
- Rebounds
- 7 DeMar DeRozan
- Assists
- 11 Russell Westbrook
Denver Nuggets
- Points
- 44 Nikola Jokić
- Rebounds
- 13 Nikola Jokić
- Assists
- 9 Jamal Murray
Russell Westbrook double-double (21 PTS, 11 AST) · Nikola Jokić double-double (44 PTS, 13 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray starter | 36:33 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | +1 |
| Zach LaVine starter | 35:47 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | -6 |
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 30:44 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 0 | +4 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 29:47 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-16 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4 | -13 |
| Drew Eubanks starter | 21:38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | +6 |
| Malik Monk bench | 25:59 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | +12 |
| Precious Achiuwa bench | 23:37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | +5 |
| Dennis Schröder bench | 18:23 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 3-3 | 6-6 | 1 | +20 |
| Nique Clifford bench | 9:05 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | +4 |
| Maxime Raynaud bench | 8:27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | -8 |
Not available: Domantas Sabonis
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson starter | 37:14 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1 | +3 |
| Jamal Murray starter | 36:49 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 2 | +0 |
| Nikola Jokić starter | 36:35 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-28 | 3-6 | 9-10 | 4 | +2 |
| Peyton Watson starter | 34:10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | +3 |
| Spencer Jones starter | 23:32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | -18 |
| Bruce Brown bench | 26:50 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. bench | 26:05 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 2 | +3 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas bench | 11:13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -5 |
| Hunter Tyson bench | 7:32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | -5 |
Not available: Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Julian Strawther
| Sacramento Kings | Stat | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|
| 22/23 (95%) | Free throws | 19/23 (82%) |
| 38/61 (62%) | 2 pointers | 31/55 (56%) |
| 10/30 (33%) | 3 pointers | 14/37 (37%) |
| 48/91 (52%) | Field goals | 45/92 (48%) |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 28 | Defensive rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 10 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 13:12 | Time spent in lead | 31:24 |
| 9 | Biggest lead | 13 |
Largest margin: 13 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 11
- Times tied
- 6
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 9 Q4 6:19
- Largest lead · Denver Nuggets
- 13 Q3 7:30
- Longest run
- 10-0 Sacramento Kings · Q3 6:14 to Q3 4:20
Scoring plays
Q1 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:32 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 11:19 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 2 | 3 |
| 10:24 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 4 | 3 |
| 9:46 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 5 | 3 |
| 9:46 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 6 | 3 |
| 9:13 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 8 | 3 |
| 9:00 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal | 8 | 6 |
| 8:38 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 8 | 8 |
| 8:20 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 10 | 8 |
| 8:08 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 10 | 9 |
| 8:08 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 10 | 10 |
| 7:28 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 10 | 13 |
| 7:17 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 12 | 13 |
| 7:03 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 12 | 16 |
| 6:50 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 14 | 16 |
| 6:34 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 16 | 16 |
| 6:07 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 16 | 19 |
| 5:50 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal | 16 | 21 |
| 5:50 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 16 | 22 |
| 5:36 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 19 | 22 |
| 4:59 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 21 | 22 |
| 4:42 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 23 | 22 |
| 4:17 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 23 | 25 |
| 3:30 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson Free throw | 23 | 26 |
| 2:45 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 23 | 27 |
| 2:45 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 23 | 28 |
| 2:22 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 26 | 28 |
| 1:44 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 28 | 28 |
| 1:24 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 28 | 31 |
| 0:52 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 28 | 33 |
| 0:17 | Denver Nuggets | Hunter Tyson Free throw | 28 | 34 |
| 0:17 | Denver Nuggets | Hunter Tyson Free throw | 28 | 35 |
| 0:05 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 29 | 35 |
| 0:05 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 30 | 35 |
Q2 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal | 30 | 37 |
| 11:20 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 32 | 37 |
| 10:46 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 34 | 37 |
| 10:46 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 35 | 37 |
| 10:32 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 35 | 39 |
| 10:32 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 35 | 40 |
| 10:04 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 35 | 43 |
| 9:50 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 37 | 43 |
| 9:26 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 39 | 43 |
| 9:02 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 41 | 43 |
| 7:27 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal | 41 | 45 |
| 6:56 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal | 41 | 47 |
| 6:36 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 43 | 47 |
| 6:13 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray Free throw | 44 | 47 |
| 6:13 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray Free throw | 45 | 47 |
| 5:57 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal | 45 | 49 |
| 5:44 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 47 | 49 |
| 5:25 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal | 47 | 51 |
| 5:25 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson Free throw | 47 | 52 |
| 4:45 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal | 47 | 54 |
| 4:15 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 47 | 56 |
| 3:31 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 49 | 56 |
| 3:11 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 51 | 56 |
| 2:51 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 51 | 58 |
| 2:39 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 52 | 58 |
| 2:39 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 53 | 58 |
| 2:19 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 54 | 58 |
| 2:19 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 55 | 58 |
| 2:02 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 55 | 60 |
| 1:48 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 57 | 60 |
| 1:21 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 58 | 60 |
| 1:21 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 59 | 60 |
| 0:44 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 59 | 62 |
| 0:34 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 61 | 62 |
| 0:20 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 61 | 64 |
| 0:02 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 61 | 65 |
Q3 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 61 | 67 |
| 11:21 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 63 | 67 |
| 11:21 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 64 | 67 |
| 10:38 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 64 | 69 |
| 9:42 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 64 | 71 |
| 8:56 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 64 | 73 |
| 8:36 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 66 | 73 |
| 8:20 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal | 66 | 76 |
| 7:51 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 66 | 78 |
| 7:30 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 66 | 79 |
| 6:58 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 3-pt field goal | 69 | 79 |
| 6:37 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 69 | 80 |
| 6:37 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 69 | 81 |
| 6:14 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 3-pt field goal | 72 | 81 |
| 5:46 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 74 | 81 |
| 4:43 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 77 | 81 |
| 4:20 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 79 | 81 |
| 3:58 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 79 | 83 |
| 3:58 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 79 | 84 |
| 3:39 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 81 | 84 |
| 3:39 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa Free throw | 82 | 84 |
| 3:05 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 84 | 84 |
| 2:10 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal | 84 | 86 |
| 2:00 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 85 | 86 |
| 2:00 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 86 | 86 |
| 1:45 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 86 | 88 |
| 1:27 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 89 | 88 |
| 1:00 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 89 | 90 |
| 0:41 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 91 | 90 |
| 0:31 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 91 | 92 |
Q4 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 93 | 92 |
| 10:57 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 93 | 94 |
| 10:28 | Denver Nuggets | Spencer Jones Free throw | 93 | 95 |
| 10:20 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 94 | 95 |
| 10:13 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 94 | 98 |
| 9:58 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 97 | 98 |
| 9:21 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 99 | 98 |
| 9:01 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 101 | 98 |
| 8:32 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 104 | 98 |
| 8:10 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 104 | 101 |
| 7:27 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 3-pt field goal | 107 | 101 |
| 7:04 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 107 | 103 |
| 6:41 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 109 | 103 |
| 6:19 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 111 | 103 |
| 6:19 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk Free throw | 112 | 103 |
| 6:08 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 112 | 105 |
| 5:39 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 114 | 105 |
| 5:23 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal | 114 | 108 |
| 5:05 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 116 | 108 |
| 4:28 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 116 | 110 |
| 3:40 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 116 | 112 |
| 2:54 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 119 | 112 |
| 2:34 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 119 | 115 |
| 2:02 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 121 | 115 |
| 0:58 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 121 | 117 |
| 0:37 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 123 | 117 |
| 0:30 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 123 | 120 |
| 0:12 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 125 | 120 |
| 0:12 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 126 | 120 |
| 0:10 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 126 | 122 |
| 0:10 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 126 | 122 |
| 0:10 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 126 | 123 |
| 0:07 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 127 | 123 |
| 0:07 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 128 | 123 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Denver Nuggets 2-1. Final series: Denver Nuggets 3-1.
- Nov 3: Sacramento Kings 124 at Denver Nuggets 130
- Nov 11: Denver Nuggets 122 at Sacramento Kings 108
- Nov 22: Sacramento Kings 128 at Denver Nuggets 123 (this game)
- Dec 11: Denver Nuggets 136 at Sacramento Kings 105
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Nov 23, 2025 · 03:00 UTC