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2026-27 · Preseason · Preseason
Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTSacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Sacramento Kings schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule
Final
Away
Sacramento Kings
124
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Denver Nuggets
130
Venue: Ball Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 130-124 at home on Monday, November 3, 2025 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokić had 34 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Russell Westbrook had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the Sacramento Kings.
The Denver Nuggets led 72-63 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 39-30. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Russell Westbrook (double-double, Sacramento Kings), Domantas Sabonis (double-double, Sacramento Kings). Bench points: Sacramento Kings 33, Denver Nuggets 30. Christian Braun had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 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 Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 130-124 on November 3, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Russell Westbrook scored 26 for the Sacramento Kings with 12 rebounds; Nikola Jokić scored 34 for the Denver Nuggets.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | 30 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 124 |
| Denver Nuggets | 39 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 130 |
Game leaders
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 26 Russell Westbrook
- Rebounds
- 17 Domantas Sabonis
- Assists
- 9 Dennis Schröder
Denver Nuggets
- Points
- 34 Nikola Jokić
- Rebounds
- 7 Nikola Jokić
- Assists
- 14 Nikola Jokić
Russell Westbrook double-double (26 PTS, 12 REB) · Domantas Sabonis double-double (13 PTS, 17 REB) · Nikola Jokić double-double (34 PTS, 14 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook starter | 37:28 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10-17 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 2 | -5 |
| Domantas Sabonis starter | 36:52 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | -14 |
| Zach LaVine starter | 36:52 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 6 | -14 |
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 35:36 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | +11 |
| Dennis Schröder starter | 34:55 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 1 | -2 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 25:08 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2 | -12 |
| Nique Clifford bench | 18:37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | +3 |
| Drew Eubanks bench | 11:08 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | +8 |
| Devin Carter bench | 3:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -5 |
Not available: Keegan Murray, Malik Monk
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić starter | 36:01 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14-22 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 3 | +18 |
| Jamal Murray starter | 32:05 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-17 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 0 | +1 |
| Christian Braun starter | 31:25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 6-9 | 3 | +21 |
| Aaron Gordon starter | 30:15 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 2 | +5 |
| Cameron Johnson starter | 29:49 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | +11 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. bench | 22:35 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
| Bruce Brown bench | 22:27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2 | -5 |
| Peyton Watson bench | 16:09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -2 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas bench | 11:59 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | -12 |
| Julian Strawther bench | 7:15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | -4 |
| Sacramento Kings | Stat | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|
| 21/25 (84%) | Free throws | 18/24 (75%) |
| 38/63 (60%) | 2 pointers | 38/59 (64%) |
| 9/27 (33%) | 3 pointers | 12/38 (31%) |
| 47/90 (52%) | Field goals | 50/97 (51%) |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 39 | Defensive rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 33 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 24 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 8 |
| 0:00 | Time spent in lead | 47:43 |
| 0 | Biggest lead | 15 |
Largest margin: 13 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 0
- Times tied
- 0
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- Never led
- Largest lead · Denver Nuggets
- 15 Q3 8:34
- Longest run
- 8-0 Denver Nuggets · Q3 10:18 to Q3 8:34
Scoring plays
Q1 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 11:13 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 0 | 6 |
| 10:59 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 1 | 6 |
| 10:39 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 1 | 8 |
| 10:13 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 1 | 10 |
| 9:58 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 4 | 10 |
| 9:41 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 4 | 12 |
| 9:41 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 4 | 13 |
| 8:39 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 6 | 13 |
| 8:13 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 8 | 13 |
| 7:54 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 8 | 16 |
| 7:13 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 8 | 18 |
| 7:01 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 10 | 18 |
| 6:22 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 10 | 20 |
| 6:11 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 11 | 20 |
| 6:11 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 12 | 20 |
| 5:57 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 3-pt field goal | 12 | 23 |
| 5:24 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 14 | 23 |
| 5:06 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 16 | 23 |
| 4:37 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 18 | 23 |
| 4:22 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 18 | 25 |
| 4:09 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 20 | 25 |
| 3:55 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 20 | 28 |
| 3:07 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal | 20 | 30 |
| 2:39 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 22 | 30 |
| 2:25 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 22 | 32 |
| 2:09 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 22 | 34 |
| 1:52 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 24 | 34 |
| 1:52 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 25 | 34 |
| 1:19 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 25 | 36 |
| 1:07 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 27 | 36 |
| 0:45 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 27 | 39 |
| 0:32 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 30 | 39 |
Q2 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valanciunas 2-pt field goal | 30 | 41 |
| 10:51 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 32 | 41 |
| 10:15 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 35 | 41 |
| 10:01 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal | 35 | 44 |
| 9:50 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 36 | 44 |
| 9:50 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 37 | 44 |
| 9:23 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 39 | 44 |
| 8:57 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 39 | 46 |
| 8:57 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown Free throw | 39 | 47 |
| 8:40 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther Free throw | 39 | 48 |
| 7:52 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valanciunas 2-pt field goal | 39 | 50 |
| 7:40 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 42 | 50 |
| 6:26 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 44 | 50 |
| 6:26 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 45 | 50 |
| 6:14 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal | 45 | 52 |
| 5:44 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal | 45 | 54 |
| 5:29 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 47 | 54 |
| 4:58 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 49 | 54 |
| 4:28 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 51 | 54 |
| 4:28 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 52 | 54 |
| 4:15 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 52 | 56 |
| 4:15 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 52 | 57 |
| 3:59 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 52 | 58 |
| 3:59 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 52 | 59 |
| 3:49 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 54 | 59 |
| 3:30 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 54 | 62 |
| 3:02 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 54 | 63 |
| 3:02 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 54 | 64 |
| 2:44 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 56 | 64 |
| 2:27 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 56 | 65 |
| 2:20 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 56 | 68 |
| 1:52 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 58 | 68 |
| 1:19 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 58 | 70 |
| 1:06 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 61 | 70 |
| 0:55 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 61 | 71 |
| 0:55 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 61 | 72 |
| 0:04 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 63 | 72 |
Q3 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:33 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 65 | 72 |
| 11:18 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 65 | 74 |
| 10:40 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 67 | 74 |
| 10:18 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 67 | 76 |
| 9:49 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 67 | 77 |
| 8:55 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 67 | 79 |
| 8:55 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 67 | 80 |
| 8:34 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 67 | 82 |
| 8:24 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 68 | 82 |
| 8:24 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 69 | 82 |
| 8:15 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 69 | 84 |
| 8:05 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 71 | 84 |
| 7:57 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 72 | 84 |
| 7:29 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 74 | 84 |
| 6:51 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 74 | 86 |
| 6:36 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 75 | 86 |
| 6:36 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 76 | 86 |
| 6:28 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal | 76 | 88 |
| 5:37 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 77 | 88 |
| 5:37 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 78 | 88 |
| 5:18 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 78 | 90 |
| 4:18 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 81 | 90 |
| 3:58 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal | 81 | 92 |
| 3:40 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 83 | 92 |
| 3:10 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 83 | 94 |
| 2:30 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 83 | 95 |
| 2:30 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 83 | 96 |
| 2:14 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 85 | 96 |
| 1:57 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal | 85 | 99 |
| 1:38 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 87 | 99 |
| 1:28 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 87 | 100 |
| 1:16 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 89 | 100 |
| 1:04 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 89 | 102 |
| 0:58 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 91 | 102 |
| 0:32 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 93 | 102 |
| 0:08 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 93 | 104 |
Q4 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valanciunas 2-pt field goal | 93 | 106 |
| 11:30 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 95 | 106 |
| 11:09 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 96 | 106 |
| 10:48 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valanciunas 2-pt field goal | 96 | 108 |
| 10:39 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 98 | 108 |
| 10:39 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 99 | 108 |
| 10:11 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 100 | 108 |
| 9:51 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 102 | 108 |
| 9:22 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 102 | 110 |
| 8:15 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 104 | 110 |
| 7:59 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 104 | 113 |
| 7:44 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 106 | 113 |
| 7:26 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal | 106 | 116 |
| 7:08 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 109 | 116 |
| 6:50 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 109 | 118 |
| 6:09 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 109 | 120 |
| 5:47 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 112 | 120 |
| 5:32 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal | 112 | 122 |
| 5:16 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 115 | 122 |
| 4:44 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 115 | 124 |
| 4:14 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 115 | 125 |
| 4:14 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 115 | 126 |
| 3:12 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 115 | 128 |
| 2:57 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 116 | 128 |
| 2:57 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 117 | 128 |
| 2:37 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 117 | 130 |
| 2:18 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 118 | 130 |
| 2:01 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 120 | 130 |
| 1:22 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 122 | 130 |
| 0:11 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 124 | 130 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 3-1.
- Nov 3: Sacramento Kings 124 at Denver Nuggets 130 (this game)
- Nov 11: Denver Nuggets 122 at Sacramento Kings 108
- Nov 22: Sacramento Kings 128 at Denver Nuggets 123
- Dec 11: Denver Nuggets 136 at Sacramento Kings 105
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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