National Basketball Association
Denver 101, Sacramento 94
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, October 28, 2019
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#74 Curtis Blair, #17 Jonathan Sterling, #16 David Guthrie
Attendance:
15870
By Field Level Media
Gary Harris contributed a pair of baskets, including a 3-pointer, to an 11-0, third-quarter burst that allowed the Nuggets to overtake the host Sacramento Kings before Denver held on for a 101-94 victory Monday night.
Playing the front end of a back-to-back, the Nuggets managed to give 10 players at least 17 minutes apiece and no one more than 31 while remaining unbeaten on the season at 3-0.
The Nuggets host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
Richaun Holmes recorded a 24-point, 13-rebound double-double to pace the Kings, who fell to 0-4.
Sacramento held the upper hand most of the first half and retained a 65-58 advantage in the fourth minute of the third period before the Nuggets took charge.
Will Barton, Nicola Jokic and Paul Millsap joined with Harris on the game-changing run that put Denver up for good at 69-65.
The Nuggets went on to lead 77-70 by quarter's end and extended the advantage to 90-78 with 5:47 to play before Sacramento made a late run.
Holmes converted a De'Aaron Fox lob into an alley-oop dunk as the Kings rallied within 90-87 with 2:51 to play.
Holmes added a free throw with 2:20 to go to cut the gap to two before Barton and Jokic hit consecutive shots inside 2:00 to kill the threat.
Harris finished with 17 points and Jamal Murray a team-high 18 to pace a balanced Denver attack. Barton added 13 points and Mason Plumlee 10.
Jokic was held to nine points, but managed 13 rebounds in just 28 foul-plagued minutes.
The Nuggets won despite shooting just 36.7 percent overall and 27.8 percent from 3-point range.
Fox had 20 points and a game-high nine assists to support Holmes for the Kings, who outshot the Nuggets both overall (39.6 percent) and on 3-point tries (32.4 percent), but were outrebounded 54-48.
Plumlee had five of Denver's 19 offensive boards, which helped the visitors gain a 98-91 advantage in shot attempts.
Nemanja Bjelica (12) and Harrison Barnes (12) also scored in double figures for the Kings. Buddy Hield hit just two of his 13 field-goal attempts and wound up with five points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Denver |
|
Sacramento |
|
Jamal Murray 18 |
Scoring |
Richaun Holmes 24 |
|
Will Barton 3 |
Assists |
De'Aaron Fox 9 |
|
Nikola Jokic 13 |
Rebounds |
Richaun Holmes 13 |
|
Jerami Grant 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Richaun Holmes 4 |
|
Malik Beasley 3 |
Steals |
Trevor Ariza 1 |
|
Torrey Craig 2 |
Blocks |
Nemanja Bjelica 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Denver
|
101 |
36.7 |
10-36 |
19-21 |
19 |
54 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
| Sacramento
|
94 |
39.6 |
12-37 |
10-16 |
25 |
48 |
8 |
6 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Denver will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Nuggets have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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