Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
14
21
35
3625
3175
38
18
47
82
41
50
13
13
100
28
4
32
4
29
6
14
18
113
4
1211
65
5
2021
118
6
02
02
100
98
01
99
21
87
11
55
2823
6060
78
43
55
2220
139
6
74
74
100
47
41
88
10
77
22
13
3725
6060
12
6
50
20
11
55
0
0
0
9
0
9
2
8
1
5
28
60
11
5
45
21
8
38
2
2
100
8
1
9
1
7
1
5
23
60
7
4
57
22
13
59
7
7
100
4
4
8
1
7
2
1
37
60
8
3
38
20
9
45
4
4
100
7
1
8
0
7
2
3
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
32
8
12
67
4
6
67
4
4
100
0
4
4
3
0
1
1
1
24
2
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
31
6
11
55
3
4
75
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
15
0
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
30
3
10
30
2
7
29
2
2
100
0
3
3
2
1
0
0
4
10
-21
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
28
7
11
64
1
2
50
3
3
100
1
5
6
5
1
1
1
3
18
-20
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
27
2
8
25
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
1
2
6
0
0
1
1
5
2
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
19
2
7
29
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
3
2
6
-14
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
18
6
8
75
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
5
6
4
1
1
2
1
16
8
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
18
4
6
67
4
5
80
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
2
3
12
10
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
16
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
1
0
2
1
3
-7
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
14
1
5
20
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
-5
none
Malik
Beasley
Malik Beasley
False
1
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
January
2017
Thursday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Spurs
San Antonio
True
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
15
19
34
2925
2926
29
11
38
88
46
52
18
17
94
28
5
33
2
26
7
8
13
120
4
96
31
32
2425
1111
46
49
48
98
710
12
722
01
74
22
12
2931
6060
77
52
68
2019
1311
65
32
32
100
47
11
58
10
78
12
32
3426
6060
9
3
33
24
11
46
4
4
100
7
1
8
0
7
2
1
29
60
6
1
17
25
11
44
9
8
89
10
2
12
1
4
2
2
31
60
7
5
71
20
13
65
3
3
100
4
1
5
1
7
1
3
34
60
7
2
29
19
11
58
2
2
100
7
1
8
0
8
2
2
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
True
35
10
16
62
2
5
40
4
4
100
1
1
2
7
0
0
2
1
26
1
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
34
10
25
40
3
7
43
8
8
100
0
6
6
6
0
1
0
3
31
-2
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
True
28
8
9
89
0
0
0
2
3
67
1
4
5
1
2
0
1
3
18
0
none
Matt
Barnes
Matt Barnes
True
27
2
6
33
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
5
0
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
True
14
2
4
50
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
6
-1
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
False
30
8
11
73
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
19
2
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
25
2
4
50
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
7
6
none
Garrett
Temple
Garrett Temple
False
25
4
9
44
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
5
2
1
1
0
8
12
none
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
False
16
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
14
none
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
False
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
none
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Malachi
Richardson
Malachi Richardson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
4
January
2017
Wednesday
Golden 1 Center
Sacramento
Heat
Miami
True
The Sacramento Kings defeated the Denver Nuggets , 120 - 113 , at Pepsi Center on Tuesday . In a battle between two teams battling for the eight - seed in the west , the Kings were able to prevail with a big road win . An 18 - 2 run in the second quarter was the decisive stretch for Sacramento , as they never relinquished their lead after that big run . Turnovers really killed Denver , as they committed 14 of them , while forcing just eight from the Kings . Sacramento shot 52 percent from the field , with Denver shooting 48 percent on their end . Sacramento ( 15 - 19 ) have n't had many road wins to celebrate this season , but this won catapulted them into playoff positioning for the time being . DeMarcus Cousins was once again the catalyst for the Kings , as he accumulated 31 points , six rebounds and six assists . Darren Collison had one of his best games of the season , tallying 26 points and seven assists . Kosta Koufos was the only other starter in double figures , scoring 18 points on 8 - of - 9 shooting . Arron Afflalo punished his former team with 19 points on 8 - of - 10 shooting off the bench . The Kings will play again on Wednesday , when they host the injury - riddled Miami Heat . Denver ( 14 - 21 ) had to play this game in the second half of a back - to - back set and they clearly were hampered by that fact in this loss . Danilo Gallinari did all he could for the Nuggets , leading the team with 24 points , four rebounds and three assists on 8 - of - 12 from the field . Nikola Jokic continued his recent surge , collecting 18 points , seven rebounds and five assists . Jusuf Nurkic was a nice spark off the bench , accruing 16 points , six rebounds and four assists . Things do n't get any easier for Denver , as they play the San Antonio Spurs for their next game on Thursday . This was a matchup that determined the eight - seed in the west and the Kings looked like the more hungry team . An 18 - 2 run in the second quarter was decisive , as Sacramento never relinquished the lead after that big run . Turnovers really hurt the Nuggets , as they committed 14 of them , while forcing just eight from the Kings . DeMarcus Cousins carried the load , as he scored a game - high 31 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists . Darren Collison was second on the team , scoring 26 points and dishing out seven assists . Kosta Koufos and Arron Afflalo punished their former team , combining for 37 points on 16 - of - 19 shooting . Danilo Gallinari led Denver in scoring , accruing 24 points , four rebounds and three assists . Nikola Jokic continued his recent surge , collecting 18 points , seven rebounds and five assists . Jusuf Nurkic led the bench , accumulating 16 points , six rebounds and four assists .
The Sacramento Kings defeated the Denver Nuggets, 120 - 113, at Pepsi Center on Tuesday. In a battle between two teams battling for the eight - seed in the west, the Kings were able to prevail with a big road win. An 18 - 2 run in the second quarter was the decisive stretch for Sacramento, as they never relinquished their lead after that big run. Turnovers really killed Denver, as they committed 14 of them, while forcing just eight from the Kings. Sacramento shot 52 percent from the field, with Denver shooting 48 percent on their end. Sacramento (15 - 19) haven't had many road wins to celebrate this season, but this won catapulted them into playoff positioning for the time being. DeMarcus Cousins was once again the catalyst for the Kings, as he accumulated 31 points, six rebounds and six assists. Darren Collison had one of his best games of the season, tallying 26 points and seven assists. Kosta Koufos was the only other starter in double figures, scoring 18 points on 8 - of - 9 shooting. Arron Afflalo punished his former team with 19 points on 8 - of - 10 shooting off the bench. The Kings will play again on Wednesday, when they host the injury - riddled Miami Heat. Denver (14 - 21) had to play this game in the second half of a back - to - back set and they clearly were hampered by that fact in this loss. Danilo Gallinari did all he could for the Nuggets, leading the team with 24 points, four rebounds and three assists on 8 - of - 12 from the field. Nikola Jokic continued his recent surge, collecting 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Jusuf Nurkic was a nice spark off the bench, accruing 16 points, six rebounds and four assists. Things don't get any easier for Denver, as they play the San Antonio Spurs for their next game on Thursday.
The Sacramento Kings defeated the Denver Nuggets, 120 - 113, at Pepsi Center on Tuesday. In a battle between two teams battling for the eight - seed in the west, the Kings were able to prevail with a big road win. An 18 - 2 run in the second quarter was the decisive stretch for Sacramento, as they never relinquished their lead after that big run. Turnovers really killed Denver, as they committed 14 of them, while forcing just eight from the Kings. Sacramento shot 52 percent from the field, with Denver shooting 48 percent on their end. Sacramento (15 - 19) haven't had many road wins to celebrate this season, but this won catapulted them into playoff positioning for the time being. DeMarcus Cousins was once again the catalyst for the Kings, as he accumulated 31 points, six rebounds and six assists. Darren Collison had one of his best games of the season, tallying 26 points and seven assists. Kosta Koufos was the only other starter in double figures, scoring 18 points on 8 - of - 9 shooting. Arron Afflalo punished his former team with 19 points on 8 - of - 10 shooting off the bench. The Kings will play again on Wednesday, when they host the injury - riddled Miami Heat. Denver (14 - 21) had to play this game in the second half of a back - to - back set and they clearly were hampered by that fact in this loss. Danilo Gallinari did all he could for the Nuggets, leading the team with 24 points, four rebounds and three assists on 8 - of - 12 from the field. Nikola Jokic continued his recent surge, collecting 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Jusuf Nurkic was a nice spark off the bench, accruing 16 points, six rebounds and four assists. Things don't get any easier for Denver, as they play the San Antonio Spurs for their next game on Thursday. This was a matchup that determined the eight - seed in the west and the Kings looked like the more hungry team. An 18 - 2 run in the second quarter was decisive, as Sacramento never relinquished the lead after that big run. Turnovers really hurt the Nuggets, as they committed 14 of them, while forcing just eight from the Kings. DeMarcus Cousins carried the load, as he scored a game - high 31 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists. Darren Collison was second on the team, scoring 26 points and dishing out seven assists. Kosta Koufos and Arron Afflalo punished their former team, combining for 37 points on 16 - of - 19 shooting. Danilo Gallinari led Denver in scoring, accruing 24 points, four rebounds and three assists. Nikola Jokic continued his recent surge, collecting 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Jusuf Nurkic led the bench, accumulating 16 points, six rebounds and four assists.
<GAME> <DATE> 3 January 2017 <DAY> Tuesday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 113 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 21 <QTRS> 28 23 37 25 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 18 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 32 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 5 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 120 <WINS-LOSSES> 15 19 <QTRS> 29 31 34 26 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 46 <TEAM-FT> 17 <TEAM-REB> 33 <TEAM-TO> 8 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 4 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Golden 1 Center <NEXT-CITY> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 24 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 4 5 80 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malik Beasley <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 31 <FG> 10 25 40 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 16 62 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 9 89 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Garrett Temple <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Barnes <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malachi Richardson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <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> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <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> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <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> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Omri Casspi <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none