Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets
December 11, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Nuggets beat the Kings 136-105 on 2025-12-11 on the road against the Kings. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Keegan Murray, Nique Clifford, and Maxime Raynaud. The Nuggets started Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Peyton Watson, and Spencer Jones. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 12 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Maxime Raynaud as his primary defender. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 10 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Peyton Watson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAC
Sacramento Kings
105
Did not play: Dario Šarić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DEN
Denver Nuggets
136
Lineups
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
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Russell Westbrook
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Nique Clifford
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DeMar DeRozan
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Keegan Murray
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Maxime Raynaud
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Keegan Murray · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud Starter 7.9 min
- Malik Monk · Keon Ellis · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud 14.8 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Malik Monk · Keegan Murray · Maxime Raynaud 7.0 min
- Russell Westbrook · Precious Achiuwa · Keegan Murray · Keon Ellis · Devin Carter 3.8 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Drew Eubanks · Keegan Murray · Keon Ellis 2.9 min
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones Starter 14.5 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Bruce Brown · Jalen Pickett · Cameron Johnson 10.0 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Bruce Brown · Jalen Pickett · Zeke Nnaji · Hunter Tyson 6.2 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Nikola Jokić · Bruce Brown · Jalen Pickett · Cameron Johnson 5.2 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Peyton Watson 3.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Kings defense
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Nikola Jokić 12 pts (5/9) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Maxime Raynaud (38 %, 2 pts) · Precious Achiuwa (15 %, 2 pts) · Drew Eubanks (9 %, 0 pts)
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Jamal Murray 8 pts (4/8) in 49 possessions
Guarded by: Keegan Murray (27 %, 2 pts) · Nique Clifford (14 %, 0 pts) · Keon Ellis (13 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Maxime Raynaud | Jonas Valanciunas: 25 poss., 9 pts (4/7) · Nikola Jokić: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Keon Ellis | Jalen Pickett: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 13 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Malik Monk | Tim Hardaway Jr.: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Bruce Brown: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Nique Clifford | Cameron Johnson: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Pickett: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Keegan Murray | Jamal Murray: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Cameron Johnson: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Russell Westbrook | Spencer Jones: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Cameron Johnson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Devin Carter | Jalen Pickett: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Bruce Brown: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Peyton Watson: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Cameron Johnson: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Nikola Jokić: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Cameron Johnson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Drew Eubanks | Nikola Jokić: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamal Murray: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Doug McDermott | Jamal Murray: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Spencer Jones: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nuggets defense
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Russell Westbrook 10 pts (4/7) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Peyton Watson (31 %, 2 pts) · Cameron Johnson (23 %, 0 pts) · Spencer Jones (11 %, 0 pts)
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Malik Monk 16 pts (8/13) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Tim Hardaway Jr. (31 %, 2 pts) · Bruce Brown (22 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Pickett (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | Nique Clifford: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Russell Westbrook: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nikola Jokić | Maxime Raynaud: 24 poss., 15 pts (6/6) · Precious Achiuwa: 17 poss., 7 pts (2/2) |
| Bruce Brown | Malik Monk: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Nique Clifford: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Malik Monk: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Devin Carter: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Pickett | Keon Ellis: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Malik Monk: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jamal Murray | Keegan Murray: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Keon Ellis: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Keegan Murray: 6 poss., 7 pts (2/2) |
| Spencer Jones | DeMar DeRozan: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Keegan Murray: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Maxime Raynaud: 29 poss., 9 pts (4/4) · Malik Monk: 3 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Hunter Tyson | Devin Carter: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Nique Clifford: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Zeke Nnaji | Malik Monk: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nique Clifford: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |