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Sacramento Kings
1-7 · 1-4 on the road
Mon 1/25
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NuggetsOffense
KingsDefense

The Nuggets rank 4th in the NBA in effective field goal % (56.1%), and the Kings rank 29th in opponent eFG% (57.8%). Strength meets weakness: an edge for the offense.

League average is 53.3%, so the Nuggets are 2.9 points above it. Jamal Murray leads them with 25.4 points a game on 65.1% true shooting.

1/252026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Darius Acuff Jr.Top scorer · SAC
Jamal MurrayTop scorer · DEN
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1/252026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Kings1-7
Nuggets4-3
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1/252026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
KingsOffense
NuggetsDefense
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Team vs team

Season before this game (SAC 8 games, DEN 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SACDEN
Scoring
109.224th · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
115.413th · Average
123.229th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
114.720th · Average
-14.029th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+0.717th · Average
Efficiency
105.125th · Below avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
116.26th · Above avg
119.229th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
113.423rd · Below avg
-14.129th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+2.814th · Average
103.78th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.224th
Shooting
51.8%21st · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
56.1%4th · Top 5
55.3%23rd · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
60.7%3rd · Top 5
11.624th · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
11.921st · Below avg
32.6%23rd · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
37.2%8th · Above avg
0.2622nd · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.336th · Above avg
Defense
57.8%29th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.4%20th · Average
7.821st · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
10.73rd · Top 5
2.930th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.727th · Bottom 5
Possessions
15.6%23rd · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
15.2%20th · Average
24.9%21st · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
26.8%18th · Average
40.927th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
41.624th · Below avg
24.427th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.68th · Above avg

Recent form

Sacramento Kings
LLLWL

Last 5: average margin -13.6 (season -14.0). Streak L1.

Denver Nuggets
LWWLW

Last 5: average margin +2.2 (season +0.7). Streak W1.

Key players

Sacramento Kings
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Darius Acuff Jr.G 25.63.87.049.9
Zach LaVineG 23.13.12.664.2
Domantas SabonisF 15.114.96.172.9
De'Andre HunterF 13.04.91.255.3
Denver Nuggets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jamal MurrayG 25.45.45.965.1
Nikola JokicC 23.49.79.357.9
Christian BraunG 14.63.92.366.9
Aaron GordonF 12.35.32.457.9

Injury report

Sacramento Kings
Ben Simmons G-F · Right Achilles Tendon Repair / Surgery · back ~10/1/27 Out
Keegan Murray F · Left Ankle Capsulitis · back ~11/10 Out
Maxime Raynaud C · Right Patella Subluxation · back ~11/10 Out
Denver Nuggets
Julian Strawther G · back ~11/29 Out
Spencer Jones F · back ~11/11 Out
DeMar DeRozan G · back ~11/7 Day-To-Day

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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