The Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 127-126 on Dec 28, 2022 at Golden 1 Center.
Final · Golden 1 Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 40 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Malik Monk led the Kings with 33 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
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 | 32 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15-24 | 0-3 | 10-10 | 3 |
| Bones Hyland | 33 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Ish Smith | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Team | 217 | 114 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 45-79 | 9-22 | 15-16 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Monk | 30 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-21 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 38 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12-18 | 2-2 | 5-8 | 5 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 37 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12-21 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 1 |
| Kevin Huerter | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Trey Lyles | 24 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Davion Mitchell | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Keegan Murray | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Richaun Holmes | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 223 | 124 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 46-88 | 13-30 | 19-25 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 27, 2022: DEN 113, SAC 106 · Next Dec 30, 2022: MIA 119, DEN 124
- Kings · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 27, 2022: DEN 113, SAC 106 · Next Dec 30, 2022: UTAH 125, SAC 126