Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
25
33
58
3635
2940
14
7
50
88
46
52
19
17
89
37
9
46
4
26
8
14
16
116
4
41
11
27
2623
1313
50
35
25
71
910
23
933
11
107
24
15
2932
6060
54
23
43
1920
911
47
74
64
86
109
13
122
20
45
01
44
2629
6060
4
1
25
26
13
50
3
2
67
9
2
11
1
10
2
1
29
60
1
1
100
23
13
57
5
5
100
10
3
13
1
7
4
5
32
60
5
2
40
19
9
47
7
6
86
10
1
11
2
4
0
4
26
60
4
3
75
20
11
55
4
4
100
9
3
12
0
5
1
4
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
True
32
5
13
38
2
3
67
3
3
100
0
4
4
10
2
1
1
1
15
10
double
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
True
31
1
5
20
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
7
7
3
1
0
1
1
3
7
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
31
4
10
40
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
6
2
0
2
3
8
1
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
True
22
3
6
50
2
3
67
2
2
100
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
4
10
5
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
True
21
4
7
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
0
0
2
0
1
8
-3
none
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
False
35
14
22
64
0
0
0
1
1
100
3
7
10
0
0
1
3
3
29
18
double
Buddy
Hield
Buddy Hield
False
26
6
10
60
1
3
33
3
3
100
0
6
6
1
1
0
1
0
16
8
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
False
26
4
8
50
1
2
50
6
8
75
0
4
4
3
1
0
4
1
15
18
none
Skal
Labissière
Skal Labissière
False
13
5
7
71
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
1
3
2
1
0
1
2
12
16
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Langston
Galloway
Langston Galloway
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Georgios
Papagiannis
Georgios Papagiannis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
February
2017
Saturday
Golden 1 Center
Sacramento
Hornets
Charlotte
True
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
25
32
57
3185
3186
35
12
34
88
39
44
14
10
71
33
10
43
2
23
10
16
18
100
4
87
32
37
2217
106
5
36
34
94
107
12
119
01
64
04
29
2618
6060
119
34
29
2722
1112
41
23
12
52
106
42
148
01
58
33
22
2630
6060
8
3
38
22
10
45
3
3
100
10
1
11
0
6
0
2
26
60
7
2
29
17
6
35
6
4
67
7
2
9
1
4
4
9
18
60
11
3
27
27
11
41
2
1
50
10
4
14
0
5
3
2
26
60
9
4
44
22
12
55
3
2
67
6
2
8
1
8
3
2
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
34
9
19
47
5
11
45
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
23
-8
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
30
5
9
56
0
3
0
5
5
100
1
4
5
4
1
0
2
2
15
4
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
True
29
5
9
56
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
4
4
6
5
0
1
3
12
-4
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
25
2
7
29
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
9
11
2
0
0
1
3
4
5
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
13
1
7
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
1
0
1
3
2
2
4
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
32
7
15
47
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
1
2
5
0
1
3
1
16
-27
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
False
28
7
13
54
3
7
43
1
2
50
2
8
10
1
0
0
2
3
18
-19
double
Mason
Plumlee
Mason Plumlee
False
22
3
3
100
0
0
0
4
7
57
1
2
3
1
2
0
3
3
10
-21
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
18
0
6
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
-12
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
24
February
2017
Friday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Nets
Brooklyn
True
The host Sacramento Kings took down the eighth - seeded Denver Nuggets on Thursday , 116 - 100 . The game was the first for Sacramento ( 25 - 33 ) since the team dealt superstar center DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night . Rookie shooting guard Buddy Hield , the reigning sixth overall pick and centerpiece of the trade , made a strong debut on Thursday , scoring 16 points and shooting an efficient 6 - of - 10 from the field . It was sophomore center Willie Cauley-Stein , however , who made the strongest impression in the new - look Kings lineup . After spending the first part of his career playing alongside or behind Cousins in the rotation , Cauley-Stein had a breakout game on Thursday , scoring 29 points on 14 - of - 22 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds . Despite dealing Cousins and veteran forward Rudy Gay ( achilles ) being out for the remainder of the season . the Kings saw a high - functioning offense against Denver . The team shot over 52 percent from the field and made half its three - point attempts . Denver ( 25 - 32 ) was left disappointed by the outcome , as the Nuggets were blown out by a gutted Kings team . One of the biggest obstacles for Denver was overcoming the defense of Sacramento 's Willie Cauley-Stein . The Kings successfully hounded the Nuggets all night and held Denver 's star center , Nikola Jokic , to just four points on the night . Denver shot only 44 percent and was out - rebounded by seven in the game . The team 's high scorer was shooting guard Gary Harris with 23 points . Denver will host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday , while Sacramento will host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday . The Sacramento Kings saw a bevy of strong performances in their first game since trading star center DeMarcus Cousins . Rookie shooting guard Buddy Hield scored 16 while shooting 6 - of - 10 in his debut with Sacramento . It was sophomore center Willie Cauley-Stein who made the biggest impression on Thursday , though . Cauley-Stein scored a team - high 29 points on 14 - of - 22 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds . As a team , Sacramento shot 52 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc . Denver 's sophomore center , meanwhile , saw an off night . Nikola Jokic was limited to just four points on 2 - of - 7 shooting , albeit with 10 rebounds . The team shot only 44 percent and was out - rebounded 49 - 42 . Shooting guard Gary Harris was the team 's high scorer , shooting 9 - of - 19 for 23 points .
The host Sacramento Kings took down the eighth - seeded Denver Nuggets on Thursday, 116 - 100. The game was the first for Sacramento (25 - 33) since the team dealt superstar center DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Rookie shooting guard Buddy Hield, the reigning sixth overall pick and centerpiece of the trade, made a strong debut on Thursday, scoring 16 points and shooting an efficient 6 - of - 10 from the field. It was sophomore center Willie Cauley-Stein, however, who made the strongest impression in the new - look Kings lineup. After spending the first part of his career playing alongside or behind Cousins in the rotation, Cauley-Stein had a breakout game on Thursday, scoring 29 points on 14 - of - 22 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds. Despite dealing Cousins and veteran forward Rudy Gay (achilles) being out for the remainder of the season. the Kings saw a high - functioning offense against Denver. The team shot over 52 percent from the field and made half its three - point attempts. Denver (25 - 32) was left disappointed by the outcome, as the Nuggets were blown out by a gutted Kings team. One of the biggest obstacles for Denver was overcoming the defense of Sacramento's Willie Cauley-Stein. The Kings successfully hounded the Nuggets all night and held Denver's star center, Nikola Jokic, to just four points on the night. Denver shot only 44 percent and was out - rebounded by seven in the game. The team's high scorer was shooting guard Gary Harris with 23 points. Denver will host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, while Sacramento will host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday.
The host Sacramento Kings took down the eighth - seeded Denver Nuggets on Thursday, 116 - 100. The game was the first for Sacramento (25 - 33) since the team dealt superstar center DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Rookie shooting guard Buddy Hield, the reigning sixth overall pick and centerpiece of the trade, made a strong debut on Thursday, scoring 16 points and shooting an efficient 6 - of - 10 from the field. It was sophomore center Willie Cauley-Stein, however, who made the strongest impression in the new - look Kings lineup. After spending the first part of his career playing alongside or behind Cousins in the rotation, Cauley-Stein had a breakout game on Thursday, scoring 29 points on 14 - of - 22 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds. Despite dealing Cousins and veteran forward Rudy Gay (achilles) being out for the remainder of the season. the Kings saw a high - functioning offense against Denver. The team shot over 52 percent from the field and made half its three - point attempts. Denver (25 - 32) was left disappointed by the outcome, as the Nuggets were blown out by a gutted Kings team. One of the biggest obstacles for Denver was overcoming the defense of Sacramento's Willie Cauley-Stein. The Kings successfully hounded the Nuggets all night and held Denver's star center, Nikola Jokic, to just four points on the night. Denver shot only 44 percent and was out - rebounded by seven in the game. The team's high scorer was shooting guard Gary Harris with 23 points. Denver will host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, while Sacramento will host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. The Sacramento Kings saw a bevy of strong performances in their first game since trading star center DeMarcus Cousins. Rookie shooting guard Buddy Hield scored 16 while shooting 6 - of - 10 in his debut with Sacramento. It was sophomore center Willie Cauley-Stein who made the biggest impression on Thursday, though. Cauley-Stein scored a team - high 29 points on 14 - of - 22 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds. As a team, Sacramento shot 52 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc. Denver's sophomore center, meanwhile, saw an off night. Nikola Jokic was limited to just four points on 2 - of - 7 shooting, albeit with 10 rebounds. The team shot only 44 percent and was out - rebounded 49 - 42. Shooting guard Gary Harris was the team's high scorer, shooting 9 - of - 19 for 23 points.
<GAME> <DATE> 23 February 2017 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Golden 1 Center <CITY> Sacramento <HOME> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 116 <WINS-LOSSES> 25 33 <QTRS> 29 32 26 29 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 46 <TEAM-FT> 17 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 25 February 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Golden 1 Center <NEXT-CITY> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hornets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 100 <WINS-LOSSES> 25 32 <QTRS> 26 18 26 30 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 16 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 24 February 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 29 <FG> 14 22 64 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Buddy Hield <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 10 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Skal Labissière <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Georgios Papagiannis <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Langston Galloway <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 5 11 45 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 6 <STL> 5 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mason Plumlee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 7 57 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 6 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none