Jokic has another triple-double as Nuggets rally past Kings 130-129
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Jamal Murray made a go-ahead jumper with 8.6 seconds remaining and the Denver Nuggets rallied past the Sacramento Kings 130-129 on Monday night.
Nikola Jokic had his NBA-leading 10th triple-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists as the Nuggets ended Sacramento’s three-game winning streak. Murray scored 28 points, while Russell Westbrook had 18 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.
Denver (14-10) trailed by 10 with four minutes remaining before storming back on the strength of a 14-3 spurt.
The teams exchanged leads seven times over the final 75 seconds, with Murray nailing the decisive shot about 12 seconds after DeMar DeRozan put the Kings (13-14) in front with a baseline dunk.
DeRozan missed inside in the final seconds, and the Nuggets held on.
Domantas Sabonis had 28 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for the Kings. De’Aaron Fox added 29 points and seven assists. Malik Monk scored 25.
Nuggets: Westbrook has been a critical player for Denver. The nine-time All-Star has spent most of the season coming off the bench, but has made several effective spot starts at multiple positions - as he did Monday when he filled in for injured Christian Braun.
Kings: Mike Brown’s squad showed good energy coming back to take the lead after beginning the game flat on both ends of the floor and falling behind 41-21 at the end of one quarter. Denver was the more physical team most of the night, although the Kings played significantly better in the second half.
Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 1:49 left to bring the Nuggets within one. Michael Porter Jr. made a steal on the other end and Jokic scored off an assist from Westbrook to put Denver ahead 123-122 with 1:15 remaining before the game went back-and-forth the rest of the way.
Denver scored 76 points in the paint, 33 more than Sacramento had been allowing this season.
Nuggets: Face the Trail Blazers in Portland on Thursday.
Kings: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Domantas Sabonis (Russell Westbrook gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 |  | Malik Monk blocks Russell Westbrook's two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:46 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 11:45 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point putback layup | 2-0 |
| 11:25 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point hook shot (Malik Monk assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:10 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:55 | | Malik Monk misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:27 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 7-2 |
| 10:22 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:09 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Malik Monk blocks Jamal Murray's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:45 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 9:39 | | DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 9-2 |
| 9:22 | | +2 | Doug McDermott makes two point cutting layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 9-4 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 11-4 |
| 8:58 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point turnaround jump shot | 11-6 |
| 8:41 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 14-6 |
| 8:26 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:17 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:15 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 16-6 |
| 8:00 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 18-6 |
| 7:49 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:36 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 20-6 |
| 7:14 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:49 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Jae Crowder shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:26 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-6 |
| 6:26 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-6 |
| 6:13 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 24-6 |
| 5:31 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 24-9 |
| 5:11 | | DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26-9 |
| 4:51 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 4:47 | | Malik Monk shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:47 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-9 |
| 4:47 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-9 |
| 4:29 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | Colby Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Jae Crowder offensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Jae Crowder turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 4:10 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Keon Ellis steals) | ||
| 4:04 | | +2 | Keon Ellis makes two point running layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 28-11 |
| 3:59 | | Colby Jones blocks Peyton Watson's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:57 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Malik Monk misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Keon Ellis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Julian Strawther blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point layup | ||
| 3:44 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point turnaround hook shot | 28-13 |
| 3:19 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 30-13 |
| 3:08 | | Domantas Sabonis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 32-13 |
| 2:56 | | Colby Jones shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:55 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Domantas Sabonis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Hunter Tyson turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 2:40 | | Hunter Tyson personal foul (Loose ball) (Keon Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-14 |
| 2:34 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-15 |
| 2:20 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 34-15 |
| 2:07 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup | 34-17 |
| 1:53 | | Isaac Jones shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:53 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-17 |
| 1:53 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-17 |
| 1:47 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:38 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup | 36-19 |
| 1:07 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 39-19 |
| 0:56 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating jump shot | 39-21 |
| 0:37 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:33 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:33 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 41-21 |
| 0:23 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:23 | | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:23 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Peyton Watson personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Kings delay of game violation | ||
| 11:46 | | Colby Jones misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 44-21 |
| 11:15 | | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point cutting dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 44-23 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving layup (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 46-23 |
| 10:56 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | ||
| 10:50 | | DeAndre Jordan blocks Isaac Jones's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Keon Ellis personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Jones steals) | ||
| 10:32 | | +2 | Keon Ellis makes two point running layup | 46-25 |
| 10:32 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Keon Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:32 | |