The Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 124-122 on Dec 23, 2020 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Buddy Hield led the Kings with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists.
Sacramento Kings box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 41 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 5-11 | 3-3 | 5 |
| Harrison Barnes | 42 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 39 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-20 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 2 |
| Cory Joseph | 29 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 27 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-15 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 6 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 30 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Richaun Holmes | 23 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 18 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Team | 265 | 124 | 54 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 45-102 | 10-31 | 24-31 | 29 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 42 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 6-9 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9-15 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Paul Millsap | 36 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Will Barton | 33 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Gary Harris | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 7-7 | 6 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Monte Morris | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 242 | 112 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 43-92 | 7-27 | 19-23 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Kings · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 17, 2020: GS 113, SAC 105 · Next Dec 26, 2020: PHX 103, SAC 106
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 18, 2020: POR 96, DEN 129 · Next Dec 25, 2020: LAC 121, DEN 108