In the NBA regular season on February 15, Beijing time, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Denver Nuggets 102-98, and the Nuggets suffered three consecutive defeats. Full time score (Nuggets at the back -24.
Kings: Fox 30 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Sabonis 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, Barnes 20 points and 5 rebounds, Huerter 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Monk 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Murray 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Mitchell 3 points, Lyles 2 points and 3 rebounds, Ryan 2 points and 3 rebounds, Duarte 1 rebound.
Nuggets: Gordon 25 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists, Porter Jr. 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Jokic 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Jackson 10 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, J. Holiday 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Nagy 8 points and 2 rebounds, Braun 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Gillespie 3 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Watson 3 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
In the first quarter of the game, the Nuggets showed their opening form, and they played an 11-point offensive wave to gain a certain advantage. Although the Kings followed the score in the late part of the quarter, the Nuggets maintained the advantage in this rhythm and ended the first quarter with a 27-16 lead.
In the second quarter, the Nuggets were in good shape, starting aggressively and extending their lead to 15 points. Although the Kings fought back in the latter stages to close the gap to five points, the Nuggets maintained their offensive rhythm and gradually extended their lead. By the end of the second quarter, the Nuggets had pulled away and were leading 53-41.
In the third quarter, the Nuggets remained in good shape, continuing to attack and extend their advantage to 16 points. However, the Kings did not give up and fought back to narrow the deficit to three points. However, the Nuggets maintained the pace of the offense and extended their lead again. In this cadence, the Kings' Sabonis scored 10 points. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led 74-71.
And in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets started with a wave of offense to take a 78-71 lead. But then, the Kings began to exert their strength, not only tying the score, but also overtaking the Nuggets by 7 points. In the latter part of the quarter, the Nuggets could only gradually close the point difference, but in the end there was no chance to turn defeat into victory. In this quarter, the Kings' Fox scored 15 points, including one three-pointer. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Kings won the game 102-98.
Kings starters: Daron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Harrison Barnes, Kevin Huerter, Keegan Murray.
Nuggets starters: Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter, Nikola Jokic, Reggie Jackson, J. Holiday